Source: United States Senator for Kentucky Mitch McConnell
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) will provide $6,897,034 to several Kentucky organizations to support school safety and mental health.
The funding for these grants comes from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which Senator McConnell helped lead to Senate passage earlier this year. The bill, which was endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police and the National Sheriffs’ Association, provides funding for mental health treatment and school safety while preserving Americans’ constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
“The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act I supported earlier this year and the grants announced today will go a long way toward improving safety in Kentucky schools and addressing America’s ongoing mental health crisis. I am proud this commonsense legislation is helping protect Kentucky’s teachers and students,” said Senator McConnell.
The funding announced today includes:
HHS is awarding $832,991 through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Kentucky’s state government will then grant that funding to organizations in the Commonwealth supporting mental health emergency preparedness and crisis response efforts.
DOJ is awarding nearly $6 million to Kentucky organizations through the STOP School Violence Program and the School Violence Prevention Program to support school safety. The organizations receiving funding are listed below:
|
Organization |
Grant Amount |
|
Partners for Rural Impact (Leslie County School District) |
$1,000,000 |
|
Fayette County Board of Education |
$1,000,000 |
|
Wilderness Education Project Corporation (Johnson County Public Schools) |
$1,000,000 |
|
West Kentucky Educational Cooperative |
$999,845 |
|
Kentucky Educational Development Finance Corporation |
$989,238 |
|
Barren County School District |
$499,800 |
|
Johnson County Board of Education |
$375,000 |
|
McCracken County Public Schools |
$200,160 |