Active — applications due September 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern TimeAtlas Opportunity Score 93/100
Maryland FY2027 Safe Schools Fund Grant (SSFG)
Maryland's FY2027 Safe Schools Fund Grant is open to all 24 local public school systems. The State appropriated $600,000, with up to $25,000 per jurisdiction for school-safety projects that may include behavioral-health and wraparound planning, crisis intervention, substance-use services, trauma-informed and de-escalation training, threat assessment, outreach and safety technology. Applications are due September 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.
Funding$600,000 statewide; up to $25,000 per Maryland local school system; noncompetitive reimbursement funding.
DeadlineSeptember 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Last verifiedSeptember 28, 2026
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is one of Maryland's twenty-four local public school systems; select an eligible school-safety project; prepare the required IRS Form W-9, Statement of Need narrative, detailed Project Description, and signed Itemized Spend Plan; include quotes or program literature when applicable to the request; ensure any business or nonprofit organization operating in Maryland that will contract or partner on the project is registered and in good standing with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation and that contractors or staff hold any required licenses or certifications; and submit the online MCSS application no later than September 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Awards are reimbursement-based, indirect costs are not permitted, funds must supplement rather than supplant existing appropriations, and no mandatory non-Federal match requirement is stated in the FY2027 NOFA.
Broad Eligibility
The FY2027 Safe Schools Fund Grant is open to Maryland's twenty-four local public school systems. It is a noncompetitive State-funded program. Individual schools, healthcare providers and nonprofits are not direct applicants, but qualified behavioral-health providers, crisis specialists, trainers, technology vendors and other organizations may participate through a local school system's eligible project or contractual-services model.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 93/100. Strong Maryland school-safety and behavioral-health opportunity open to all 24 local public school systems, with up to $25,000 per jurisdiction from a $600,000 statewide appropriation. The FY2027 NOFA supports eligible school-safety projects including behavioral-health and wraparound-service planning, crisis intervention, substance-use prevention and treatment, mental-health awareness, training, technology/software, equipment, and contractual services when tied to an eligible purpose. Awards are reimbursement-based, indirect costs are not permitted, and funds must supplement rather than supplant existing appropriations. Direct applicants should be local school systems and should align the requested project, spend plan, documentation, and any contractor qualifications to the NOFA.
Opportunity Overview
The Maryland Center for School Safety (MCSS) FY2027 Safe Schools Fund Grant is a non-competitive, State-funded program for Maryland local public school systems. The program supports school safety and security projects and services authorized under Maryland law and is especially relevant to Atlas because allowable strategies can include behavioral-health, crisis-response, student-support, training and technology-oriented school-safety activities when they fit the governing grant rules.
Who Can Apply
Maryland local public school systems are the direct eligible applicants. Individual schools, healthcare providers, behavioral-health organizations, nonprofits and technology vendors are not direct applicants, but they may participate through an eligible school-system project or contracted-service model where the proposed cost is approved.
Funding Structure
The Governor appropriated $600,000 to the FY2027 Safe Schools Fund. The controlling FY2027 NOFA states that each Maryland jurisdiction may apply for up to $25,000. Awards are reimbursement-based and must supplement rather than supplant existing State or local funding.
Strong Healthcare and Student-Support Uses
Atlas prioritizes projects that connect school safety to measurable student health and behavioral-health outcomes, including crisis intervention, trauma-informed and de-escalation training, threat assessment, mental-health outreach, wraparound-service planning, substance-use prevention or treatment coordination, school-safety software and other approved services or technology. Projects outside the examples listed in the NOFA may still be reviewed by the School Safety Subcabinet, but approval is not automatic.
Deadline and Application Readiness
The live Atlas record uses the controlling FY2027 application deadline of September 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. Eligible school systems should identify an allowable project, confirm the applicable allocation, prepare the statement of need and project description, complete the required application and itemized budget, assemble the W-9 and supporting quotations or documentation, and submit through the MCSS process before the deadline.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 93/100. This is a strong Maryland school-health crossover opportunity because all twenty-four local public school systems may apply in a noncompetitive State-funded program for up to $25,000 per jurisdiction. The best healthcare-aligned projects are tightly scoped, measurable and clearly tied to school safety, behavioral health, crisis response or student support.
N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 20/100. The program can support technology where it is integral to an approved school-safety project, but it is not a general telehealth or clinical-equipment grant. N9+ should only be considered if a local school system can document a direct school-safety, behavioral-health or crisis-response role and MCSS confirms the cost is allowable.
Official source: Maryland Center for School Safety — FY2027 Safe Schools Fund Grant.
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Source verificationOfficial government source · schoolsafety.maryland.govAtlas last verified this record September 28, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
