Pennsylvania Encourages Schools to Apply for School Safety Funding
State Sen. Katie Muth (D-Chester/Mongomery/Berks) urged schools across Senate District 44 to apply for Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD)’s school safety and security funding.
Applications for the school funding are due no later than February 29. The funding is part of the state’s budget, $50 million of which was allocated to school safety and security and $100 million for K-12 mental health.
The K-12 mental health funding specifies that $5 million will be sent to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) for training and certifying mental health professionals, while the remaining $90 million will go to schools districts, charter schools, and career centers.
To learn more, visit www.pccd.pa.gov/Pages/AlertDetails.aspx.