May 3, 2024: We are happy to announce that Loup City Public Schools was awarded a grant from the Nebraska Department of Education for $96,065 to be used for fencing and door access control system upgrades.
The Nebraska State Board of Education approved a long list of schools to receive funding for security upgrades on Friday.
For the first time, the state offered a pot of $10 million in grant funding earlier this spring for schools to fortify their security measures. A total
of 217 public and private school districts scrambled to submit their wish lists for upgrades, with the requests totaling more than $55 million. The Nebraska Department of Education selected 174 schools to receive the $10 million available, which was allocated by lawmakers in 2023.
Here is a complete list of all the schools awarded grants: Safety Grant awardees