Texas State University in San Marcos was awarded this week a federal grant of more than $1,390,000 to improve security through crisis intervention programs, including violence prevention and crisis response training for law enforcement and school resource officers, firearm safety training for community members, and data collection, technology, and information-sharing to reduce violence.
“The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is about mental health, school safety, and ensuring that the tragedy that struck Uvalde was not in vain,” said Texas Senator John Cornyn. “I’m grateful this law is giving schools across our state the resources needed to keep students, staff, and teachers safe.”
According to Cornyn, a portion of this grant comes from the U.S. Department of Justice’s STOP School Violence Program, and it was authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was signed into law in 2022 to address specific concerns that have led to mass shootings.
