Missouri Awards 566 Schools With Grants To Make Safety Improvements

(Missourinet) Missouri has awarded 566 schools across the state with grants to help make safety improvements.

The 50-million total dollars in funding can help with physical security upgrades and associated technology, such as door locks, monitoring systems, as well as bleeding control kits, epinephrine auto-injectors, and automatic external defibrillators.

The grants have been awarded to public school districts, charter schools, and nonpublic schools across the state. Schools applied to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education through a competitive grant application process.

The maximum grant amount awarded was 300-thousand dollars.