| Date: | February 6, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Subject: | School Safety Standards Formula Grant Extension |
| Category: | School Safety |
| Next Steps: | Review grant extension information |
The Texas Legislature appropriated $400M in October 2022 to assist school systems with replacing or upgrading doors, windows, fencing, communications and other safety measures.
The ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆÁ (ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆÁ) will be extending the School Safety Standards Formula Grant (SSSFG) to April 30, 2026, through authorization from the Texas Legislature. As part of this extension, the Program Guidelines for the grant will be updated in the coming weeks to reflect updated grant events, and ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆÁ will update the Notice of Grant Awards (NOGAs) to reflect this change. Revised grant events are as follows:
SSSFG recipients should review their compliance status with the and their SSSFG expenditures in accordance with the grant program guidelines listed below.
If you have questions about your NOGA or a grant amendment, please email grants@tea.texas.gov.
If you have general questions about the grant program, please email safeschools@tea.texas.gov.
Additional resources include: