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U.S. Department of Education Announces School Safety Grant Information

U.S. Department of Education Announces School Safety Grant Information

June 28, 2019

In this press release, the U.S. Department of Education states that, in “support of the recommendations from the Federal Commission on School Safety’s (FCSS) final report,” the Department formally announced that it is “accepting applications for three fiscal year 2019 grant competitions that support locally tailored approaches to school safety.” The release also notes that “these programs are funded through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).”