After the tragedies in Uvalde, Texas, and Nashville, Tennessee, both states mandated security window film in their schools. Numerous states are following in their footsteps by making grant monies available and specifying security window film as a vital protection measure to keep students and staff safe.

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This blog lists all State funding currently available for security window film and is regularly updated as our school safety experts discover new information.

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• Arkansas
• Connecticut
• Florida
• Georgia
• Idaho
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Maryland
• Michigan
• Missouri
• New Hampshire
• New York
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
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• Utah
• Virginia

State Funding Available for Security Window Film

State funding for security window film is available in certain states as detailed below. If your state is not listed, it is because we have not found any information about funding available for security window film. Please contact us if you have more information about funding in your state, the application deadline has expired, or you have been awarded a grant and are looking for a security window film contractor.

Arkansas Security Window Film Grant

• • Name: Arkansas L.E.A.R.N.S. Act
  • Amount: $50,000,000
  • Application Deadline: August 2024

• More Information: https://learns.ade.arkansas.gov/

Connecticut Security Window Film Grant

• Name: The School Security Grant Program (SSGP)
• Amount: $5,000,000
• Application Deadline: April 28, 2023
• More Information:
  • https://www.higheredgrants.info/Grant-Details/gid/22364
  • https://www.centegix.com/state-school-safety-standards/connecticut/

Florida Security Window Film Grant

• Name: School Hardening Act
• Amount: $42,000,000
• Application Deadline: 1/31/2024
• More Information: https://www.fldoe.org/safe-schools/#grantprograms 

Georgia Security Window Film Grant

• Name: HB18 -Georgia School Security Grant
• Amount: $115,000,00
• Application Deadline: October 4, 2023
• More Information: https://gsba.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Safety-Grant-Application-2023-2024.pdf

Idaho Security Window Film Grant

• Name: Securing Our Future Program
• Amount: $14,100,000
• Application Deadline:
• More Information: https://schoolsafety.idaho.gov/grants/securing-our-future-sof-grant-program/

Indiana Security Window Film Grant

• Name: Secured School Safety Grant
• Amount: $100,000
• Application Deadline: July 26, 2023
• More Information: https://www.in.gov/dhs/grants-management/secured-school-safety-grant-program/

Iowa Security Window Film Grant

• Name: School Safety Improvement
• Amount: $50,000 per building
• Application Deadline: September 1, 2024
• More Information: https://educateiowa.gov/pk-12/school-facilities/school-safety/governor-s-school-safety-initiative

Kansas Security Window Film Grant

• Name: House Bill 2567
• Amount: $5,000,000
• Application Deadline: July 24, 2023
• Link: https://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/School%20Finance/Action%20Items/Safe%20and%20Secure%20Schools%20Grant.pdf?ver=2022-05-19-130459-360#:~:text=House%20Bill%202567%20has%20been%20signed%20by%20Governor,Appropriate%20documentation%20must%20be%20kept%20for%20this%20grant.

Maryland Security Window Film Grant

• Name: The Maryland School Safety Grant Program
• Amount: $10,000,000
• Application Deadline: September 29, 2023
• Link: https://schoolsafety.maryland.gov/Documents/Grants/MCSS-Grants-FY23%20SSGP%20NOFA.pdf#:~:text=The%20Maryland%20School%20Safety%20Grant%20Program%20%28SSGP%29%20is,on%20the%20school%20facility%2C%20students%2C%20and%20school%20administrators.

Michigan Security Window Film Grant

• Name: GEMS/MARS
• Amount: $10,000,000
• Application Deadline: March 24, 2022
• Link: https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/financial-management/grants/gems

Missouri Security Window Film Grant

• Name: House Bill No. 2 and House Bill No. 14
• Amount: 70,000,000
• Application Deadline: September 29, 2023
• Detail on Security Window Film: “Safety film for glass in exterior doors & sidelights.”
• Link: https://dese.mo.gov/media/pdf/school-safety-grant-guidance-round-ii-fy2024

New Hampshire Security Window Film Grant

• Name: SAFE Grant
• Amount: $4,800,000
• Application Deadline: August 11, 2023
• Detail on Security Window Film: window film is covered under the access control category.
• Link: https://www.education.nh.gov/who-we-are/division-of-learner-support/bureau-of-instructional-support/integrated-programs/stronger-connections-grant-program

New York Security Window Film Grant

• Name: Office of Religious and Independent Schools
• Amount: $45,000,000
• Application Deadline: March 31, 2023
• More Information:
  • https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/nonpublic-schools/revised.npse-guidance-7.10.23.pdf
  • https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/nonpublic-schools/npse-year-9-allocations-final-june-26-2023.pdf
  • https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/shelley-b-mayer/nys-senators-applaud-release-45-million-non-public

North Carolina Security Window Film Grant

• Name: State Action Plan for School Safety
• Amount: $74,090,302
• Application Deadline: Unknown
• More Information:
  • https://files.nc.gov/ncdps/documents/files/StateActionPlanforSchoolSafety_digital.pdf

Ohio Security Window Film Grant

• Name: K-12 School Safety Grant Program
• Amount: $215,000,000
• Application Deadline: March 31, 2023
• More Information: https://ofcc.ohio.gov/grants/ohios-k-12-school-safety-grant-program/ohios-k-12-school-safety-grant-program#:~:text=With%20Round%205%2C%20more%20than,much%20as%20%24100%2C000%20per%20building

South Carolina Security Window Film Grant

• Name: 2023-24 Appropriations Bill
• Amount: $20,000,000
• Application Deadline: September 1, 2023
• More Information:
  • https://ed.sc.gov/finance/grants/
  • https://www.windowfilmmag.com/2023/07/south-carolina-budget-earmarks-millions-for-school-security-upgrades/?oly_enc_id=3681D9232356B5W&oly_anon_id=a7047c51-0ae3-4db4-90ef-4343d7e2183f
  • https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:2a99b9b2-2b61-4c4c-bb0c-230076de4f25
  • https://governor.sc.gov/news/2023-12/governor-henry-mcmaster-reveals-school-safety-budget-priorities 

Tennessee Security Window Film Grant

• Name: House Bill 0322
• Amount: $20,000,000
• Application Deadline: Unkown
• More Information:
  • https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0322 
  • https://www.filmsandgraphics.com/tennessee-house-bill-0322-requires-security-window-film-in-schools/

Texas Security Window Film Grant

• Name: School Safety Standards Grant
• Amount: $800,000,000
• Application Deadline: January 26, 2024
• More Information:
  • https://tea4avcastro.tea.state.tx.us/eGrants/23-24/24888888/proguider4.pdf 
  • https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/correspondence/taa-letters/adopted-school-safety-standards
  • https://tea4avcastro.tea.state.tx.us/eGrants/23-24/24888888/proguider1.pdf
  • https://tea4avalonzo.tea.state.tx.us/GrantOpportunities/forms/GrantProgramSearch.aspx
  • https://www.filmsandgraphics.com/texas-mandates-security-window-film/

Utah Security Window Film Grant

• Name: School Safety and Support Grant
• Amount: $72,000,000
• Application Deadline: September 15, 2023
• More Information: https://www.schools.utah.gov/schoolsafetysupportgrant#:~:text=During%20the%202023%20session%20the,and%20Support%20Grant%20for%20FY24.

Virginia Security Window Film Grant

• Name: Security Equipment Grant
• Amount: $250,000
• Application Deadline: August 1, 2023
• More Information: https://www.doe.virginia.gov/programs-services/school-operations-support-services/facility-construction-maintenance/security-equipment-grants#:~:text=2023%2D2024%20Application%20Process,through%20a%20competitive%20grant%20process

Protect Your Students and Staff with Security Window Film from NGS

NGS is the nation’s largest retrofit glazing security contractor, offering building security assessments, and has a team of consultants who are dedicated to locating and procuring grant money. We have successfully hardened vulnerable glass in hundreds of school districts nationwide, and offer streamlined procurement via our EDGAR-Compliant cooperative purchasing agreements and Government contracting vehicles.

But don’t take our word for it. Here’s what some of our school security clients had to say about security window film and working with NGS:

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