​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 27, 2020 

PCCD School Safety and Security Committee Makes $49.8 Million Available for School Health and Safety Grants to Address COVID-19

 
Harrisburg, PA. — The School Safety and Security Committee (SSSC) within the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) approved the release of $49.8 million today to address additional COVID-19-related health and safety needs for school districts.  Districts will receive additional information about the application process directly from PCCD within the next few days.      

As part of the passage of Act 30 of 2020, a total of $49.8 million in federal ESSER funding was transferred to PCCD from the PA Department of Education to be distributed to school districts to support COVID-19 Disaster Emergency School Health and Safety Grants.  Awards are to be made to all school districts per the formula distribution included in Act 30, which can be found with this press release.

Eligible uses for the funding include the purchase of cleaning and sanitizing products; training and professional development of staff on sanitation and minimizing the spread of infectious diseases; equipment purchases; modifying existing areas to support appropriate social distancing of students and staff; providing mental health services and supports; purchasing educational technology for distance learning; and other health and safety programs, items or services necessary to address the COVID-19 disaster emergency.

More information about the SSSC and its work can be found on PCCD's School Safety and Security webpage.      

PCCD's mission is to enhance the quality, coordination and planning within the criminal and juvenile justice systems, to facilitate the delivery of services to victims of crime, and to increase the safety of our communities.

CONTACT: RA-CD-SSSC@pa.gov

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