Overview

• The Virginia Department of Education named 433 awards statewide, with the release stating that as many as 1,132 public schools will benefit.
• Approved purchases include voice and video internal communications, mass notification systems, card access and visitor ID badging, surveillance cameras, two-way radios, security vestibules, and interior or bus-mounted cameras.
• Grant decisions were based on a competitive review that prioritized higher offense rates, identified equipment gaps, and limited local resources.
• Largest division awards cited include $250,000 for Henrico, Amelia, Spotsylvania, Accomack and York, while Hampton was allocated $214,132, Newport News $249,999 and Virginia Beach $114,000.
• Regional listings note dozens of named recipient schools in Southwest Virginia, Central Virginia and Hampton Roads, with Norfolk, Portsmouth and Suffolk not appearing on the Hampton Roads award list; state officials said the latest round brings total security infrastructure funding to $60 million since Gov. Glenn Youngkin took office.