Jefferson City, Missouri — Governor Mike Parson announced on Monday that 169 school districts and charter schools have received grants from the newly created School Safety Grant Program.
The grant program aims to support school safety improvements, including physical security upgrades and associated technology in school facilities (e.g., door locks, monitoring systems), bleeding control kits, and automatic external defibrillators. The $20 million grant was part of Governor Parson’s Fiscal Year 2023 early supplemental budget request. Governor Parson’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal includes an additional $50 million for the program, if approved by the General Assembly.
School districts and charter schools applied to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) through a competitive grant application process for a maximum grant amount of $900,000 for districts/schools with the largest student populations.
The districts receiving the highest grant awards include:
- Mexico 59: $250,000
- Joseph: $600,000
- Boonville R-I: $200,000
- Kennett 39: $200,000
- Clair R-XIII: $250,000
- Mountain View – Birch Tree R-III: $196,000
- Fort Osage R-I: $398,200
- Oak Grove R-VI: $250,000
- Guadalupe Centers Schools: $200,000
- Carthage R-IX: $400,000
- Webb City R-VII: $400,000
- Northwest R-I: $450,000
- Festus R-VI: $350,000
- Desoto 73: $250,000
- Auror R-VIII: $200,000
- Chillicothe R-II: $200,000
- East Newton CO. R-VI: $200,000
- Seneca R-VII: $200,000
- Sedalia 200: $352,490
- James R-I: $200,000
- Bolivar R-I: $299,880
- North St. Francois Co. R-I: $300,000
- Jennings: $250,000
- Riverview Gardens: $400,000
- Marshall: $200,000
- Potosi R-III: $244,402
- Mountain Grove R-III: $200,000
- Kipp St. Louise Public Schools: $250,000
The complete list of grant recipients can be found here.
