To the Administrator Addressed (TAA) Correspondence
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The passing of the General Appropriations Act, Senate Bill (SB) 1 (89th Regular Legislative Session), created the School Bus Safety Grant Program (Rider 85). The grant program will assist school systems with retrofitting school buses with three-point seat belts. This letter provides details about the grant program.
The Texas Legislature appropriated $10M for the School Bus Safety Grant Program. This Informal Discretionary Competition (IDC) grant program will provide award recipients with a maximum of $6,000 per school bus to retrofit school buses with three-point seat belts.
For eligibility requirements, review the General and Fiscal Guidelines, Appendix B: Additional Guidelines for Informal Discretionary Competition (IDC) Grants: Eligibility to Apply.
The following school systems are eligible to apply for the grant by first completing the IDC Data Application:
The Office of School Safety and Security will host Office Hours to support the grant process. To attend the Office Hours sessions, please .
For additional information, please email the Office of School Safety and Security at safeschools@tea.texas.gov.