Typical Grant Timelines

January: Forecast of Federal grant timeline —COPS

February: Planning begins for SDFS, IDEA, and Impact Aid.  Projected due date for REMS

March: Continued planning for SDFS, IDEA, and Impact Aid

April: Continued planning for SDFS, IDEA, and Impact Aid

May: Anticipated COPS

June: Anticipated school district applications due to state departments of education (SDEs)

July: SEAs receive allocations —SFDS, IDEA, and Impact Aid Programs

October: Distribution of funds to local school systems —SFDS, IDEA, Impact Aid and anticipated FP&S

Important to Know

Grants.gov is a U.S. government site that includes more than 1,000 grant programs, allowing schools and security industry personnel to search for security grants and apply for them online.