Expired
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified August 31, 2026
Maryland Center for School Safety
Maryland's FY2027 SRO Adequate Coverage Grant is a non-competitive state-funded school safety opportunity for local public school systems and law enforcement agencies, supporting salary, fringe benefits, overtime, limited training, and limited equipment costs for school resource officers and school security coverage. Applications are due August 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.
Required next actionArchived on August 31, 2026 after the 5:00 PM ET application deadline passed. Monitor the Maryland Center for School Safety for the next SRO Adequate Coverage cycle.
Active — applications due September 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Atlas Opportunity Score 93/100
Verified September 28, 2026
Maryland Center for School Safety
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.
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.
