The School Safety and Security Committee (SSSC) within the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) is now accepting applications under the 2025-26 School Safety & Mental Health Grants solicitation, which is a noncompetitive, formula-based funding announcement to provide grants to eligible school entities to support physical security enhancements and/or mental health initiatives.
Donor Name: Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD)
State: Pennsylvania
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/02/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The objective of the 2025-26 School Safety & Mental Health Grants solicitation is to offer an opportunity for school entities to use funding to address school safety needs. To assist schools in guiding decisions about their behavioral health and physical security needs, the SSSC convened experts across Pennsylvania to develop Baseline Criteria Standards to organize policies, programs, activities, equipment, and trainings into a multi-leveled chart from Level 1, which are the most basic elements a school entity should have in place, to Level 3, which are the most advanced elements. A priority focus of the SSSC is to ensure that all school entities, at a minimum, meet a basic, Level 1 standard of safety for students and staff.
Funding Information
A total of $100,000,000 in FY25-26 state School Safety and Security Grant Program funds is being announced to support this initiative. Funding is based on the formula included in 24 P.S. §13-1314.2-B, which stipulates school districts are to receive a $100,000 base amount for their grant, and an additional amount based on their 2023-24 Adjusted Average Daily Membership (AADM). All other eligible school entities (i.e., intermediate units, area career and technical schools, charter schools, regional charter schools, and cyber charter schools) are to receive $70,000.
Project Period
24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Per 24 P.S. §13-1314.2-B, eligibility of these funds is limited to School Districts, Intermediate Units, Area Career and Technical Schools, Charter Schools, Regional Charter Schools, and Cyber Charter Schools. All eligible applicants and the amount they are eligible to apply for can be found of this solicitation.
For more information, visit PCCD.
