School Safety Resources

My Work in Congress

Over the past six years, I have worked with Max Schachter, Executive Director of Safe Schools for Alex and father of Parkland shooting victim Alex Schachter, and colleagues from both sides of the aisle in Congress on commonsense legislation to strengthen and improve school safety measures so that no parent has to outlive their child as a result of a ruthless act of violence in our schools:

The Luke & Alex School Safety Act, which I introduced in the 116^th and 117^th and was included in legislation signed into law in 2022. This legislation codified into law a federal clearinghouse that categorizes, assesses, and shares best practices for school safety measures and identifies the resources necessary to implement them. Please visit www.SchoolSafety.Gov for these resources.
The EAGLES Act, introduced in the 116^th, 117^th, 118^th and now in the 119^th Congress, is a bill named for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Eagles, which would expand the U.S. Secret Service's National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) and create a program on targeted school violence prevention.

If signed into law, these bills can make a real, substantial difference in the safety of our schools.

We can and must protect our children and schools. I look forward to working with House Republican Leadership to bring this bipartisan, bicameral bill to the House Floor for a vote. Congress must take legitimate and effective action now, and as the 119^th Congress comes underway, I will continue my unwavering commitment to further improve school safety, support mental health, expand information sharing, and address the root causes of gun violence.

Below you can find bills I have co-led and co-sponsored in recent years to secure our schools and communities:

119th Congress

H.R. 1299 EAGLES Act of 2024
H.R. 1334 Single Application for 5 School Safety Act
H.R. 1524 ALYSSA Act

118th Congress

H.R. 1005 EAGLES Act of 2023
H.R. 4111 School Guardian Act of 2023
H.R. 887 Securing Our Students Act
H.R. 2541 Ensuring Safer Schools Act 2023
H.R. 1650 Police Officers Protecting Children Act
H.R. 4999 ALYSSA Act
H.R. 9906 School Safety Notification System Act

117th Congress

H.R. 1229 EAGLES Act
H.R. 750 Luke and Alex School Safety Act
H.R. 7966 STOP II: the Secure Every School and Protect our Nation’s Children Act
H.R. 1518 21^st Century NICS Act
H.R. 194 DOJ Report on NICS Prosecutions
H.R. 1604 STOP Straw Purchases Act
H.R. 1642 Prosecuting Gun Crimes Saves Lives Act
H.R. 1567 The Police Officers Protecting Children Act
H.R. 2717 The Safer Schools Act
H.R. 7887 School Resources Officer Assessment Act
H.R. 7942 Securing Our Students Act
H.R. 645 School Security Enhancement Act
H.R.1769 NICS Denial Notification Act

116th Congress

H.R. 744 Protecting Our Communities and Rights Act
H.R. 838 Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act
H.R. 1192 Student and Teacher Safety Act
H.R. 1671 NICS Denial Notification Act
H.R. 2100 Safe to Tell Act
H.R. 2319 21stCentury NICS Act
H.R. 3714 EAGLES Act
H.R. 4889 Threat Information Protocol for Sharing (TIPS) Act
H.R. 5229 Luke and Alex School Safety Act

115th Congress

H.R. 4471 NICS Denial Notification Act
H.R. 4909 STOP School Violence Act
H.R. 5135 Securing Children in Schools Act
H.R. 6713 Safe to Tell Act
H.R. 6747 Protecting Our Communities and Rights Act of 2018

In addition to crafting and supporting school safety legislation, as a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, I have also secured federal dollars to fund school safety initiatives, including school hardening measures, youth mental health services, and training for staff and law enforcement officers.

In the Fiscal Year 2024 spending bills, I ensured funding for school safety programs such as:

$135 million for school hardening measures through the STOP School Violence Act Grant Program, designed to provide students and teachers with the resources to recognize, quickly respond to, and prevent acts of violence
$53 million carveout from STOP School Violence Act for hardening measures in schools
$12 million to provide active shooter training for police officers through Police Act Grants
$104 million for peer-to-peer mentoring of at-risk youth through Youth Mentoring Grants
$19 million to address violent crime problems in local communities through Project Safe Neighborhoods
$13 million for police officer safety and wellness programs through the VALOR Initiative
$10 million for Mental Health Awareness Training and peer mentoring
$11.3 million for Healthy Transitions to improve access to mental disorder treatment and support services for young people facing mental health conditions.
$256 million to hire and rehire law enforcement officers, improve community policing capabilities

Resources to Harden School Safety Measures

With these federal dollars already allocated for school hardening programs and initiatives, school districts, school boards, and county localities must take advantage of these grants.

Currently, the following grant programs remain open and available for schools, additionally please use the Grant Finder Tool on SchoolSafety.Gov:

Department of Justice:

School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP): School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) - Open 04/25/25-06/26/25 at 4:59 PM ET
STOP School Violence Program: Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program - Closed: No New Date Posted
Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS): Preparing for Active Shooter Situations – Closed: No New Date Posted
Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research and Evaluation: NIJ FY24 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research and Evaluation – Closed: No New Date Posted
Enhancing School Capacity to Address Youth Violence: OJJDP FY24 Enhancing School Capacity to Address Youth Violence – Closed: No New Date Posted
COPS Hiring Program: FY25 Cops Hiring Program – Open 05/09/25-07/01/25 at 4:59 PM ET

Department of Education:

School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV): School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) – Ongoing
Project Prevent Grant Program: Project Prevent Grant Program (Office of Elementary and Secondary Education) - Closed: No New Date Posted

Department of Homeland Security:

Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program: Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program – Closed: No New Date Posted

Department of Health and Human Services:

Project AWARE (Advance Wellness and Resiliency in Education): Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) - Closed: No New Date Posted
Community Programs for Outreach and Intervention with Youth and Young Adults at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: Community Programs for Outreach and Intervention with Youth and Young Adults at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis – Closed: New Date Posted

*As FY25 grant programs begin to open up for applications, I recommend you periodically check back for updates.*

Updated 04/25/2025

I urge our school districts, boards, and localities, if they have not already, to apply for these grants. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my team.

Since the Parkland Tragedy in 2018, I have worked with Max Schachter to push for increased funding for grant programs to prevent violence, harden school safety measures, and advance research on school violence.

Ensuring that school districts, school boards, and county localities have knowledge of and access to these grants is another immense priority for me in Congress. Taking advantage of these federal dollars ensures the safety of our students and schools.

The safety of our children is of the utmost importance for every family. All parents should feel confident that when they drop their child off at school, that child is in a safe environment. That is why school safety should remain a top priority in our country, and it remains a top priority for me in Congress. I will continue to be a tireless advocate and fighter for school safety measures and resources to achieve them.

Issues:School Safety