The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and Utah School Safety Center are accepting school-system requests for state-funded wearable panic alert device services for Utah public K-12 schools. The program is supported by Utah legislative funding and is designed to equip at least every lead teacher and school safety personnel with a wearable panic alert device that communicates directly with the appropriate Public Safety Answering Point.
Funding structure
USBE covers approved Tier 1 service costs for requests approved by the Utah School Safety Center. The official page does not publish a statewide dollar ceiling or per-LEA award cap. Devices or services acquired before formal approval are not eligible for reimbursement.
Who can request funding
Utah local education agencies use the Qualtrics request process. Each LEA head selects one available contractor and submits one request covering its designated schools. The state currently lists cooperative contracts with Carasoft/Saferwatch, Centegix, and Motorola for the funded Tier 1 service level.
Deadline
The current USBE timeline shows the request period opened August 3, 2026 and requests are due October 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM. The official page does not state a time zone for the 5:00 PM deadline, so Atlas does not infer one. After the request period closes, USBE/SSC will provide approved LEA information to the selected contractors so they can confirm services, prepare quotes and coordinate implementation after state approval.
Atlas analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 78/100. This is a verified, active statewide K-12 school-safety funding pathway with clear operational requirements and direct state payment of approved Tier 1 services. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 0/100. The funded solution is specifically a wearable panic-alert system and USBE has identified the available cooperative-contract vendors; the verified scope does not provide a defensible N9+ clinical, telehealth or remote-exam purchase path.