Arizona Announces School Safety Grant Winners

Arizona’s Department of Education just announced the awards of $911,000 in school security hardware grants.

Arizona’s Department of Education just announced the awards of $911,000 in school security hardware grants.

Districts will be able to use the funds to purchase new and upgraded security hardware, as well as the installation of it. The application defined hardware as door and gate locks, intercoms, public address systems, security systems, lighting, perimeter fences and video surveillance cameras.

The grant recipients are:

Chinle Unified District
Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District
Fowler Elementary District
Friendly House, Inc.
Globe Unified District
Oracle Elementary District
Superior Unified School District
Tombstone Unified District
Washington Elementary School District
Yuma Elementary District

Grants awarded under this program will be funded through July 31, 2014, although exceptions to the end date may be made by the department as necessary. Participating award winners will be required to submit a final report by October 29, 2014.

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