Virginia School Divisions Receive $12 Million in School Security Equipment Grants for 433 Schools to Support Safe Learning Environments Across the Commonwealth
Richmond, VA - The Virginia Department of Education announced today the awarding of $12 million in School Security Equipment Grants to 433 schools across 99 school divisions, marking a significant milestone in the Commonwealth’s ongoing commitment to student and school safety.
“The safety and security of Virginia’s students, educators, and school communities remain paramount priorities for this Administration. These targeted investments reflect a steadfast commitment to advancing prevention, preparedness, and protection across the Commonwealth,” said Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Marcus Anderson. "Working in close partnership with the Virginia Department of Education, the Department of Criminal Justice Services, and local school divisions, we are making meaningful progress toward safer learning environments where students can focus on what matters most, learning and thriving.”
This latest round of school security funding brings the total enhanced security infrastructure investments to $60 million since Governor Glenn Youngkin took office in FY2022, with 1,132 public schools benefiting across the Commonwealth. This continued investment underscores Virginia’s dedication to creating safe, secure, and vibrant learning environments for every student in Virginia.
“Every parent wants to know their child is safe at school and these school security infrastructure grants help make that promise real. By investing in secure entrances, updated cameras, and modern safety systems, we’re giving teachers and students the peace of mind to focus on learning and families the confidence that their local public schools are protected,” said Superintendent of Public Instruction Emily Anne Gullickson. “The fact that 99 school divisions across the Commonwealth received this support shows our shared commitment to safer classrooms and stronger communities. Protecting students is not a partisan issue; it's common sense and these funds will help ensure Virginia public schools are equipped with the tools they need to foster both safety and academic success.”
The 2025–2026 grants were awarded through a competitive process, with eligible school divisions receiving up to $250,000 each. Funding decisions were based on a rigorous evaluation of need, prioritizing schools with higher offense rates, identified equipment gaps, and limited local resources. Approved equipment includes:
- Voice and video internal communication systems
- Mass notification systems
- Security card access and visitor ID badging systems
- Surveillance cameras and two-way radios
- Security vestibules
- Interior and bus-mounted cameras
The 433 schools were awarded funds based on a rank ordering of applications’ point total on the competitive application criteria. The criteria developed by the Virginia Department of Education and the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services give priority to schools most in need of modern security equipment, schools with relatively high numbers of offenses, schools with equipment needs identified by a school security audit, and schools in divisions least able to afford security upgrades.
The grant amounts and schools for each awarded school division for grant year 2025-2026 are as follows:
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School Applications Awarded Funding
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Arcadia High, Kegotank Elementary, Metompkin Elementary and Nandua Middle
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Red Hill Elementary and Virginia L. Murray Elementary
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Alleghany High, Callaghan Elementary, Covington Middle, Jeter-Watson Elementary, Mountain View Elementary and Sharon Elementary
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Amelia County Elementary, Amelia County High and Amelia County Middle
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Amelon Elementary, Amherst County High, Amherst Elementary, Amherst Middle, Central Elementary and Monelison Middle
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Appomattox Middle and Appomattox Primary
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Abingdon Elementary, Alice West Fleet Elementary, Arlington Science Focus School, Arlington Traditional, Barcroft Elementary, Barrett Elementary, Campbell Elementary, Carlin Springs Elementary, Escuela Key Elementary, Gunston Middle, Hoffman-Boston Elementary, Innovation Elementary, Jamestown Elementary, Kenmore Middle, Montessori Public School of Arlington, Tuckahoe Elementary and Wakefield High
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Cassell Elementary, Wilson Memorial High and Wilson Middle
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Liberty High and Staunton River High
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Buchanan Elementary, Eagle Rock Elementary and Greenfield Elementary
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Virginia Intermediate School and Virginia Middle
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Enderly Heights Elementary
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Altavista Elementary, Altavista High, Brookneal Elementary, Brookville Middle, Concord Elementary, Leesville Road Elementary, Rustburg Elementary, Rustburg High, Rustburg Middle, Tomahawk Elementary, William Campbell High and Yellow Branch Elementary
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Caroline High and Caroline Middle
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Carroll County Middle, Gladeville Elementary, Laurel Elementary and Oakland Elementary
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Central Middle, Eureka Elementary, Phenix Elementary and Randolph-Henry High
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Butts Road Primary and Norfolk Highlands Primary
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Colonial Beach Elementary
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Colonial Heights Middle and Tussing Elementary
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A.G. Richardson Elementary, Farmington Elementary, Floyd T. Binns Middle, Pearl Sample Elementary, Sycamore Park Elementary and Yowell Elementary
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Ridgeview High and Ridgeview Middle
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Dinwiddie County High, Dinwiddie County Middle, Dinwiddie Elementary, Midway Elementary, Southside Elementary, Sunnyside Elementary and Sutherland Elementary
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Camelot Elementary, Canterbury Woods Elementary, Centre Ridge Elementary and Marshall Road Elementary
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C.M. Bradley Elementary, Margaret M. Pierce Elementary and Mary Walter Elementary
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Central Elementary and Fluvanna Middle
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Franklin High and S.P. Morton Elementary
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Benjamin Franklin Middle, Boones Mill Elementary, Callaway Elementary, Dudley Elementary, Ferrum Elementary, Glade Hill Elementary, Lee M. Waid Elementary, Rocky Mount Elementary, Snow Creek Elementary and Sontag Elementary
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Apple Pie Ridge Elementary, Indian Hollow Elementary, James Wood Middle and Middletown Elementary
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Hugh Mercer Elementary and Lafayette Elementary
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Galax Elementary and Galax Middle
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Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle, Narrows Elementary/Middle and Narrows High
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Abingdon Elementary, Achilles Elementary, Bethel Elementary, Gloucester High, Page Middle, Peasley Middle and Petsworth Elementary
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William Monroe High and William Monroe Middle
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Edward W. Wyatt Middle and Greensville Elementary
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Clays Mill Elementary, Meadville Elementary, Scottsburg Elementary, Sinai Elementary and South Boston Elementary
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A.W.E. Bassette Elementary, Aberdeen Elementary, Albert W. Patrick III Elementary, Alfred S. Forrest Elementary, Armstrong Elementary, Barron Elementary, Benjamin Syms Middle, Bethel High, C. Alton Lindsay Middle, Captain John Smith Elementary, Cesar Tarrant Middle, Christopher C. Kraft Elementary , Francis Asbury Elementary, Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle, Hampton High, Hunter B. Andrews, Jane H. Bryan Elementary, Kecoughtan High, Luther W. Machen Elementary , Mary S. Peake Elementary, Mary T. Christian Elementary, Mary W. Jackson Elementary, Moton Early Childhood Center, Paul Burbank Elementary, Phillips Elementary, Phoebus High, Samuel P. Langley Elementary, Thomas Eaton Middle and William Mason Cooper Elementary
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Bell Creek Middle and Liberty Middle
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Keister Elementary, Smithland Elementary, Spotswood Elementary, Stone Spring Elementary and Waterman Elementary
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Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary, Glen Allen Elementary, Maude Trevvett Elementary, Ridge Elementary and Ruby F. Carver Elementary
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Axton Elementary, Mount Olivet Elementary, Rich Acres Elementary and Stanleytown Elementary
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Carter G. Woodson Middle, Dupont Elementary, Harry E. James Elementary, Hopewell High, Patrick Copeland Elementary and Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center
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Acquinton Elementary and Hamilton Holmes Middle
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Flatwoods Elementary and Lee County Alternative Education Program
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Central High, Kenbridge Elementary, Lunenburg Middle and Victoria Elementary
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Heritage High, Linkhorne Middle, Robert S. Payne Elementary, Sandusky Middle, Sheffield Elementary and William M. Bass Elementary
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Madison County High, Waverly Yowell Elementary and William H. Wetsel Middle
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Cougar Elementary, Manassas Park Elementary and Manassas Park Middle
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Albert Harris Elementary and Patrick Henry Elementary
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Mathews High and Thomas Hunter Middle
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B.T. Washington Middle, Crittenden Middle, Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle, Mary Passage Middle and Richneck Elementary
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Kiptopeke Elementary, Northampton High and Northampton Middle
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Blackstone Primary, Crewe Primary, Nottoway Intermediate and Nottoway Middle
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Locust Grove Middle and Orange County High
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Luray Elementary, Luray Middle, Page County Middle, Shenandoah Elementary, Springfield Elementary and Stanley Elementary
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Blue Ridge Elementary, Hardin Reynolds Memorial School, Patrick County High, Patrick Springs Primary, Stuart Elementary and Woolwine Elementary
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Cool Spring Elementary, Lakemont Elementary, Petersburg High, Pleasants Lane Elementary and Vernon Johns Middle
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Brosville Elementary, Chatham Elementary, Chatham High, Chatham Middle, Dan River High, Dan River Middle, Gretna Elementary, Gretna High, John L. Hurt Elementary, Kentuck Elementary, Mount Airy Elementary, Southside Elementary, Stony Mill Elementary, Tunstall High, Twin Springs Elementary and Union Hall Elementary
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David A. Harrison Elementary, J.E.J. Moore Middle, L.L. Beazley Elementary, Middle Road Elementary, North Elementary and South Elementary
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Bel Air Elementary, Dale City Elementary, Dumfries Elementary, Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary, Featherstone Elementary, George P. Mullen Elementary, Minnieville Elementary, Neabsco Elementary, Signal Hill Elementary, Triangle Elementary and Yorkshire Elementary
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Armstrong High, Blackwell Elementary, Broad Rock Elementary, Cardinal Elementary, G.H. Reid Elementary, Huguenot High, J.L. Francis Elementary, John Marshall High, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle, Mary Munford Elementary, Miles Jones Elementary, Richmond High School for the Arts, Richmond Success Academy, River City Middle, Southampton Elementary, Thomas H. Henderson Middle and Westover Hills Elementary
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Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle, Breckinridge Middle, Crystal Spring Elementary, Fairview Elementary, Fallon Park Elementary, Fishburn Park Elementary, Garden City Elementary, Grandin Court Elementary, Highland Park Elementary, Hurt Park Elementary, James Madison Middle, Lincoln Terrace Elementary, Round Hill Elementary, Wasena Elementary, Westside Elementary and Woodrow Wilson Middle
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Herman L. Horn Elementary
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Central Elementary, Fairfield Elementary, Maury River Middle, Mountain View Elementary and Natural Bridge Elementary
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Lacey Spring Elementary, Montevideo Middle, Ottobine Elementary, Plains Elementary and Wilbur S. Pence Middle
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Andrew Lewis Middle, East Salem Elementary, G.W. Carver Elementary, South Salem Elementary and West Salem Elementary
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Ashby-Lee Elementary, North Fork Middle, Peter Muhlenberg Middle, Sandy Hook Elementary, Signal Knob Middle and W.W. Robinson Elementary
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Atkins Elementary, Chilhowie Middle, Marion Elementary, Marion Middle, Northwood Middle, Oak Point Elementary and Sugar Grove Elementary
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Capron Elementary, Meherrin Elementary, Nottoway Elementary, Riverdale Elementary and Southampton Middle
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Battlefield Middle, Brock Road Elementary, Chancellor Middle, Courthouse Road Elementary, Lee Hill Elementary, Post Oak Middle, Riverview Elementary and Thornburg Middle
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Anne E. Moncure Elementary, Falmouth Elementary, Garrisonville Elementary, Margaret Brent Elementary, Park Ridge Elementary, Widewater Elementary and Winding Creek Elementary
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Arthur R. Ware Elementary, Bessie Weller Elementary, Shelburne Middle, Staunton High and Thomas C. McSwain Elementary
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Surry County High and Surry Elementary
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Sussex Central Elementary
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Abb's Valley-Boissevain Elementary, Cedar Bluff Elementary, Dudley Primary, Graham Intermediate, Richlands Elementary, Richlands Middle, Tazewell Intermediate, Tazewell Middle and Tazewell Primary
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Bayside High, Bayside Middle, Brookwood Elementary, Centerville Elementary, Fairfield Elementary, Great Neck Middle, Kempsville Elementary, Kempsville Middle, Lynnhaven Elementary and Pembroke Meadows Elementary
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Greendale Elementary, Meadowview Elementary, Rhea Valley Elementary and Wallace Middle
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Berkeley Glenn Elementary, Kate Collins Middle, Wenonah Elementary, Westwood Hills Elementary and William Perry Elementary
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Cople Elementary and Montross Middle
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Williamsburg-James City County
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James River Elementary, Matoaka Elementary and Norge Elementary
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Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary
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Coeburn Middle, Coeburn Primary, J.W. Adams Combined, L.F. Addington Middle, Union High, Union Middle, Union Primary and Wise Primary
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Fort Chiswell High, George Wythe High, Rural Retreat High and Sheffey Elementary
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