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MD-MCSS-FY2027-SRO-ACMarylandMaryland Center for School SafetyGovernmental EntitySchool or School DistrictFacility Security & Safety
Maryland FY2027 SRO Adequate Coverage Grant
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.
FundingJurisdiction-specific statutory allocation; the public program page directs applicants to the FY2027 NOFA for each local allocation and does not state a single statewide per-applicant ceiling.
DeadlineAugust 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Last verifiedAugust 30, 2026
Required next actionLocal public school systems and eligible law enforcement agencies should immediately confirm their FY2027 jurisdiction allocation in the MCSS NOFA, finalize salary, fringe benefit and overtime projections for SRO/SSE coverage, include only allowable limited training and equipment costs, complete the application and itemized budget, and submit by August 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.
Broad Eligibility
Eligible applicants are Maryland local public school systems and law enforcement agencies. The non-competitive program supports School Resource Officers, School Security Employees, and adequate law-enforcement coverage required under the Safe to Learn Act. Private and non-public schools are not eligible for this specific program.
Atlas Analysis
High-actionability school-safety funding because the program is non-competitive for eligible public-school systems and law-enforcement agencies and directly supports personnel coverage. The deadline is imminent, so Atlas should surface it prominently through August 31 and archive it immediately after the closing time. The public page does not state a single per-applicant ceiling, so Atlas preserves the jurisdiction-specific allocation model rather than inventing an amount.
Source verificationOfficial government source · schoolsafety.maryland.govAtlas last verified this record August 30, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗