Gov. DeWine announces $57.8 million for school safety grants. Is your school getting one?

More than 700 K-12 schools in the state will receive grants totaling $57.8 million to support security upgrades, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday. A total of 79 local schools received more than $6 million in awards.

Those schools are listed at the end of this story.

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Cincinnati Public Schools received the most awards in the region, total $925,570 for 21 school buildings. Forest Hills School District received $504,310 for eight school buildings.

The $57.8 million in awards marks the third wave of safety grants in Ohio since May 2021. The most recent batch of grants are being awarded to 708 schools across the state, including public schools and chartered non-public schools, according to Monday's announcement. Schools can apply for up to $100,000 and use the funds to purchase new security cameras, public address systems, automatic door locks, visitor badging systems, exterior lighting among other security upgrades.

"We are being proactive in keeping our schools safe in Ohio. Student and staff safety is paramount,” DeWine said in Monday's news release. “These safety grants are helping schools create environments that are secure and welcoming for teachers and their students."

The full list of schools approved in November for security grant funding can be found online. The grant program is administered by the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission in partnership with the Ohio School Safety Center, which DeWine created in 2019.

“School safety plays a crucial role in the academic success of students,” Cheryl J. Lyman, executive director of the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, said in the news release. “Students who do not feel safe at school cannot learn to their fullest potential.”

Local schools receive a combined $6 million in the third wave of Ohio safety grant funding

Eight schools in Butler County received funding from Ohio's K-12 School Safety Grant Program:

• New Miami Elementary School of New Miami Local School District received $100,000.

• New Miami High School of New Miami Local School District received $100,000.

• New Miami Middle School of New Miami Local School District received $100,000.

• Elda Elementary School of Ross Local Schools received $100,000.

• Morgan Elementary School of Ross Local Schools received $100,000.

• Ross High School of Ross Local Schools received $100,000.

• Ross Intermediate School of Ross Local Schools received $100,000.

• Ross Middle School of Ross Local Schools received $100,000.

One school in Clermont County received funding from Ohio's K-12 School Safety Grant Program:

• Saint Louis School received $50,000.

Nearly 70 schools in Hamilton County received funding from Ohio's K-12 School Safety Grant Program:

• All Saints School received $56,644.

• Central Montessori Academy received $90,000.

• Cincinnati Achievement Academy received $25,500.

• Cincinnati Classical Academy received $100,000.

• Clark Montessori High School of Cincinnati Public Schools received $49,530.

• College Hill Fundamental Academy of Cincinnati Public Schools received $49,530.

• Covedale School of Cincinnati Public Schools received $49,530.

• George Hays-Jennie Porter School of Cincinnati Public Schools received $32,380.

• Gilbert A. Dater High School of Cincinnati Public Schools received $49,460.

• James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School of Cincinnati Public Schools received $49,530.

• James N. Gamble Montessori High School of Cincinnati Public Schools received $49,530.

• Lighthouse School of Cincinnati Public Schools received $32,380.

• Midway School of Cincinnati Public Schools received $31,710.

• North Avondale Montessori School of Cincinnati Public Schools received $49,530.

• Rising Stars at Carthage of Cincinnati Public Schools received $26,350.

• Rising Stars at Cheviot/Westwood of Cincinnati Public Schools received $29,500.

• Rising Stars at Vine Street of Cincinnati Public Schools received $49,530.

• Riverview East Academy of Cincinnati Public Schools received $49,530.

• Roselawn Condon School of Cincinnati Public Schools received $49,530.

• Sands Montessori School of Cincinnati Public Schools received $49,530.

• South Avondale School of Cincinnati Public Schools received $49,530.

• Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students of Cincinnati Public Schools received $49,530.

• Virtual High School of Cincinnati Public Schools received $30,370.

• Westwood School of Cincinnati Public Schools received $49,530.

• William H. Taft Elementary School of Cincinnati Public Schools received $49,530.

• Cincinnati Waldorf School received $100,000.

• Deer Park Holmes Building/Board Office of Deer Park Community City School District received $70,877.

• Elder High School received $100,000.

• Ayer Elementary of Forest Hills School District received $72,987.

• Maddux Elementary of Forest Hills School District received $40,419.

• Mercer Elementary of Forest Hills School District received $45,854.

• Nagel Middle School of Forest Hills School District received $100,000.

• Sherwood Elementary of Forest Hills School District received $68,317.

• Summit Elementary of Forest Hills School District received $40,547.

• Turpin High School of Forest Hills School District received $100,000.

• Wilson Elementary of Forest Hills School District received $36,186.

• Guardian Angels School received $100,000.

• IDEA Greater Cincinnati in Price Hill received $100,000.

• Indian Hill High School of Indian Hill Exempted Village School District received $99,857.

• Indian Hill Primary School of Indian Hill Exempted Village School District received $99,857.

• John Paul II Catholic School received $40,000.

• McNicholas High School received $100,000.

• Mercy Montessori Center received $100,000.

• Mount Healthy Junior High School of Mount Healthy City Schools received $100,000.

• North Elementary of Mount Healthy City Schools received $100,000.

• South Elementary of Mount Healthy City Schools received $100,000.

• Colerain Elementary School of Northwest Local School District received $100,000.

• Colerain Middle School of Northwest Local School District received $100,000.

• Northwest High School of Northwest Local School District received $100,000.

• Our Lady of Victory received $100,000.

• Glendale Elementary School of Princeton City Schools received $71,016.

• Purcell Marian High School received $100,000.

• Resurrection School received $100,000.

• St. Ignatius Loyola received $100,000.

• St. Rita School for the Deaf received $100,000.

• St. Boniface School received $100,000.

• St. Catharine of Siena Parish received $100,000.

• St. Dominic School received $100,000.

• St. Gabriel Consolidated School received $70,000.

• St. Gertrude School received $100,000.

• St. James School received $100,000.

• St. Jude School received $100,000.

• St. Martin of Tours School received $100,000.

• St. Mary School received $100,000.

• St. Teresa of Avila received $100,000.

• St. Ursula villa of Cincinnati received $100,000.

• St. Vincent Ferrer School received $9,459.

• The New School received $75,000.

Two schools in Warren County received funding from Ohio's K-12 School Safety Grant Program:

• Bowman Primary School of Lebanon City Schools received $100,000.

• Donovan Elementary School of Lebanon City Schools received $100,000.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Ohio's K-12 School Safety Grant Program: What schools received funding