Ohio Attorney General’s FY25 Program Based School Safety Grant

The Ohio Attorney General’s FY25 Program Based School Safety Grant aims to enhance safety in public and chartered nonpublic schools through funding for various training programs. Eligible recipients include educational service centers and local law enforcement agencies, focusing on school resource officer certification, active shooter training, and mental health support. This initiative seeks to create a safer school environment by ensuring comprehensive training and resources are available to all educational institutions.

Ohio Attorney General’s FY25 Program Based School Safety Grant
The foregoing appropriation item 055502, School Safety Training Grants, shall be used by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of Education and Workforce and the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services, solely to make grants to public and chartered nonpublic schools, educational service centers, local law enforcement agencies, and schools operated by county boards of developmental disabilities administering special education services programs pursuant to section 5126.05 of the Revised Code for school safety and school climate programs and training.
The use of the grants includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
The support of school resource officer certification training.Any type of active shooter and school safety training or equipment.All grade level type educational resources.Training to identify and assist students with mental health issues.School supplies or equipment related to school safety or for implementing the school's safety plan.Any other training related to school safety.
The schools, educational service centers, and county boards shall work or contract with the county sheriff's office or a local police department in whose jurisdiction they are located to develop the programs and training described in divisions of this section. Any grant awarded directly to a local law enforcement agency shall not be used to fund a similar request made by a school located within the jurisdiction of the local law enforcement agency.

Eligibility

Chartered Non-Public SchoolsCommunity SchoolCounty Board of Developmental DisabilitiesSTEM SchoolTraditional Public SchoolAs used in this section, "public school" means any school operated by a school district board of education, any community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, and any STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code.