Area school districts were recipients of a state grant marked for school safety. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon regarding the split of $19.4 million from the Indiana Secured School Safety Grant.
The grant supports efforts such as employing a school resource officer, conduct threat assessments, support firearms training and others. Since 2013, the grant program has delivered more than $91 million in matching grants to Indiana schools. You can see the full list of grants across the state here.
Locally, here are the districts that are receiving money from this grant:
Kosciusko County
Warsaw Community Schools – $100,000
Tippecanoe Valley Schools – $100,000
Wawasee Community Schools – $75,000
Sacred Heart School – $18,876.80
Marshall County
Argos Community Schools – $40,000
Bremen Schools – $26,435
Triton Schools – $18,900
Whitley County
Whitley County Consolidated Schools – $95,323.55
Whitko Schools – $50,000
Smith-Green Schools – $35,000
Elkhart County
Wa-Nee Schools – $100,000
Goshen Schools – $50,000
Fairfield Schools – $47,700
Wabash County
Manchester Schools – $23,280
