Hundreds Of New Hampshire Schools Split $9.9M In School Safety Funding

CONCORD, NH — More than $9.8 million will be divvied up between hundreds of schools to update safety in New Hampshire.

The $9,873,605.40 in funding will be used to pay for 335 projects inside 231 public schools and 18 non-public schools in the state. Earlier this year, $3.9 million was allocated to schools. The state has spent nearly $44 million on school safety during the past five years.

“New Hampshire is not immune to the tragedies we have seen unfold across the country,” Gov. Chris Sununu said. “This additional school safety funding approved … is a clear sign that New Hampshire remains as committed as ever to providing as many resources as possible to ensure schools are equipped with the resources and training to be prepared.”

Frank Edelblut, the commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education, said school safety was “an absolute priority in New Hampshire,” and the latest round of SAFE grants would “work to ensure that schools are supplied with new technology and other advancements to enhance school safety and the protection of our children.”

Ninety-two other schools received the $3.9 million. Both rounds of funding were approved by the Executive Council and the governor.

The schools in Patch communities receiving money include:

• Amherst Middle School: $100,000
• Souhegan Cooperative High School in Amherst: $3,000
• Clark-Wilkins School in Amherst: $78,615
• Memorial School in Bedford: $3,964
• Peter Woodbury School in Bedford: $3,964
• Riddle Brook School in Bedford: $3,964
• Ross Lurgio Middle School in Bedford: $3,964
• Lincoln Elementary School in Exeter: $25,000
• Main Street School in Exeter: $15,000
• Exeter Regional Cooperative Middle School: $10,000
• Exeter High School: $15,000
• Adeline C. Marston School in Hampton: $75,000
• Winnacunnet Cooperative High School in Hampton: $52,000
• Merrimack Valley High School in Penacook: $8,356
• Merrimack Valley Middle School in Penacook: $24,745.23
• Penacook Elementary School: $2,153.52
• Heron Pond Elementary School in Milford: $107,098
• Jacques Memorial Elementary School in Milford: $56,856
• Milford High School: $154,960
• Milford Middle School: $86,333
• Bicentennial Elementary School in Nashua: $8,000
• Birch Hill Elementary School in Nashua: $11,000
• Broad Street Elementary School in Nashua: $8,500
• Charlotte Avenue Elementary School in Nashua: $36,500
• Fairgrounds Elementary School in Nashua: $35,000
• Ledge Street School in Nashua: $33,500
• Main Dunstable School in Nashua: $11,000
• Sunset Heights School in Nashua: $16,500
• World Academy: $30,326
• North Hampton School: $27,632
• Golden Brook Elementary School in Windham: $63,035
• Windham Center School: $16,0955
• Windham High School: $23,291
• Windham Middle School: $13,146

Twenty schools in Manchester will also receive funds of between $16,650 and $44,350. Three other elementary schools in the MVSD will receive between $4,325 and $36,601.26.

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