Federal Grant Award Summary

Chickasha School District 1 (doing business as Chickasha Public Schools) received a $500,000 Project Grant from the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP, CFDA 16.071) effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. The award funds evidence-based school safety improvements and security enhancements at schools and school grounds within the Chickasha, Oklahoma jurisdiction. Permissible uses of funds include coordination with local law enforcement, specialized training for law enforcement officers in violence prevention, installation of physical security measures such as metal detectors and improved lighting, and acquisition and installation of emergency notification technology systems to expedite law enforcement response during emergencies.

As a three-year project grant, Chickasha Public Schools is required to implement comprehensive school safety programs informed by multidisciplinary stakeholder consultation and to demonstrate compliance through semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly Federal Financial Reports. The award represents one of approximately 200 anticipated awards under the FY25 SVPP solicitation, which allocated up to $73,000,000 in total funding to states, units of local government, Indian tribes, and their public agencies for evidence-based approaches to school safety and violence prevention.