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Westmoreland County schools score nearly $1.4 million in state security grants
Pennsylvania awarded $40 million in new school safety grants, with 10 Westmoreland County school districts, two Career and Technical Centers and the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit among 234 recipients sharing in the largesse.
State lawmakers established the competitive grant program in the wake of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting that claimed 17 lives in Parkland, Fla. It challenged Pennsylvania schools to compete for grants to pay for programs designed to enhance school safety.
Officials with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, which administered the program, said 75% of applications sought funding related to security planning and buying security-related technology.
Grants awarded included:
Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center: $34,200 Derry Area School District: $80,564 Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technical Center: $28,498 Greensburg Salem School District: $39,966 Hempfield Area School District: $46,331 Jeannette City School District: $113,420 Ligonier Valley School District: $195,504 Mt. Pleasant Area School District: $7,580 Norwin School District: $93,311 Penn-Trafford School District: $57,634 Southmoreland School District: $91,700 Westmoreland Intermediate Unit: $323,000 Yough School District: $286,658Copyright ©2025— Trib Total Media, LLC (TribLIVE.com)