Ypsilanti School District to Receive $250,000 State Grant to Beef up Building Security

By The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Last updated May 4, 2022

by Scott McClallen

(The Center Square) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that 150 awards were given to 57 local school districts, 14 intermediate school districts, 40 nonpublic schools, and 39 public school academies for $10 million in state funding from the Competitive School Safety Grant Program (CSSGP).

These grants will fund the purchase of equipment and technology to improve the safety and security of school buildings, students, and staff.

“Michigan’s students and educators deserve to feel safe in school,” Whitmer said in a statement. “I’m proud that this state-funded grant program helps schools make improvements to help keep students and educators safe by funding more secure learning environments. In my budget proposal for next school year, I’ve proposed $66 million in school safety grants, which is equal to the total amount distributed since 2015. With this historic proposal and my larger education budget, which includes resources to improve every kid’s in-class experience, build and renovate school facilities, and retain and recruit more teachers, we will invest in every school and every district across Michigan.”

The recipients, cities, and total amounts are below:

Algoma Christian School: Kent City: $47,213
Allendale Christian School: Allendale: $7,911
American Montessori Academy: Livonia: $50,000
Arbor Preparatory High School: Saline: $9,954
Atlant Community Schools: Atlanta: $24,000
Auburn Area Catholic School: Auburn: $41,163
Branch Intermediate School District: Coldwater: $112,438
Breitun Township Schools: Kindsford: $39,870
Brown City Community Schools: Brown City: $30,439
Byron Center Charter School: Byron Center: $42,993
Canton Preparatory High School: Canton: $10,500
Capac Community Schools: Capac: $100,000
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools: Flint: $250,000
Caro Community Schools: Caro: $188,651
Cass City Public Schools: Cass City: $100,000
Cedar Springs Public Schools: Cedar Springs: $99,000
Charlevoix Montessori Academy for the Arts: Charlevoix: $18,238
Charlotte Public Schools: Charlotte: $220,000
Christ The King Lutheran School: Sebewaing: $46,089
Cole Academy: East Lansing: $61,184
Comstock Park Public Schools: Comstock: $30,000
Concord Academy Boyne: Boyne City: $42,650
C.O.O.R. Intermediate School District: Roscommon: $50,000
Copper Island Academy: Calumet: $35,000
Cornerstone – Jefferson Douglass Academy: Royal Oak: $50,000
Delta-Schoolcraft ISD: Escanaba: $37,613
Detroit Country Day Upper School: Beverly Hills: $18,120
Detroit Leadership Academy: Detroit: $6,150
Distinctive College Prep: Harper Woods: $22,000
Divine Providence Academy at St Joseph’s Church: Ravenna: $10,034
Eagle Creek Academy: Oakland Charter Township: $67,638
East Intermediate School: Lansing: $50,000
East Jordan Public Schools: East Jordan: $120,000
East Shore Leadership Academy: Port Huron: $41,738
Eaton RESA: Charlotte: $50,000
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Lakers: Pigeon: $50,000
Evart Public Schools: Evart: $91,000
Faith Community Christian School: Belding: $8,470
Fennville Public Schools: Fennville: $164,052
Flextech High School: Brighton: $42,588
Fraser Public Schools: Fraser: $250,000
Genesee Stem Academy: Southfield: $50,000
God’s Lighthouse Academy: Lambertville: $27,013
Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District: Bergland: $50,000
Grand Rapids Christian Schools: Grand Rapids: $$66,410
Grand River Preparatory High School: Redford: $9,512
Grandville Calvin Christian Schools: Grandville: $100,000
Greater Heights Academy: Flint: $14,000
Gwinn Area Community Schools: Gwinn: $150,000
Hackett Catholic Prep High School: Kalamazoo: $45,238
Hadi Educational Institute: Dearborn Heights: $49,738
Harrison Community Schools: Harrison: $15,792
Heritage Christian School: Cadillac: $50,000
Heritage Southwest Intermediate School District: Cassopolis: $46,730
Hillman Community Schools: Hillman: $54,000
Hillsdale County Intermediate School District: Hillsdale: $70,133
Hillsdale Preparatory School: Hillsdale: $50,000
Holy Name Catholic School: Escanaba: $23,965
Holy Spirit Central (Catholic) School: Norway: $24,000
Hope Academy of West Michigan: Grand Rapids: $28,664
Houghton-Portage Township Schools: Houghton: $25,238
Ingham Intermediate School District: Mason: $50,000
International Academy of Flint: Flint: $48,738
Iron Mountain Public Schools: Iron Mountain: $250,000
Jenison Public Schools: Jenison: $250,000:
Kent Intermediate School District: Grand Rapids: $50,000
Lake Linden-Hubbell Elementary/High School: Lake Linden $62,238
Lake Michigan Catholic Schools: St. Joseph $77,000
Lake Orion Community Schools: Lake Orion: $152,238
Lake Shore Public Schools: St. Clair Shores: $250,000
Lakeview School District: Battle Creek: $105,000
L’anse Creuse Public Schools: Clinton Township: $249,865
Lapeer County Intermediate School District: Lapeer: $25,000
Leland Public School: Leland: $12,600
Lenawee Intermediate School District: Adrian: $100,000
Light of The World Academy: Pinckney: $43,500
Lincoln Consolidated School District: Ypsilanti: $30,000
Lincoln King Academy Grove: Royal Oak: $45,538
Lincoln King Academy Southfield: Royal Oak: $39,732
Lutheran High Westland: Westland: $34,988
Madison Carver Academy: Royal Oak: $27,361
Maple Valley Schools: Vermontville: $100,000
Memphis Community Schools: Memphis: $100,000
Merritt Academy: New Haven: $41,645
Mid Peninsula School District: Rock: $40,000
Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy: Lansing: $50,000
Moline Christian School: Moline: $50,000
Momentum Academy: Waterford Township: $9,200
Monroe County ISD: Monroe: $50,000
Montabella Community Schools: Blanchard: $75,000
Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System: Muskegon Heights: $ 96,832
New Dawn Academy of Warren: Southfield $50,000:
New Haven Community Schools: New Haven: $136,230
Nextech High School: Grand Rapids: $25,000
Nextech High School of Lansing: Okemos: $23,900
North Huron Schools:Kinde:$50,000
Northwest Education Services: Traverse City: $50,000
Nottawa Community School District: Sturgis $50,000
Oakland Flextech High School: Farmington Hills: $13,500
Oholei Yosef Yitzchak Lubavitch: Oak Park: $16,000
Oscoda Area Schools: Oscoda $80,336
Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish School: Plymouth: $7,045
Pam’s Academy of Champions: Lansing: $825
Pansophia Academy: Coldwater: $20,238
Pinconning Area School District: Pinconning: $16,238
Plymouth Christian School: Grand Rapids: $50,000
Port Huron Area School District: Port Huron: $250,000
Rapid River Public Schools: Rapid River: $28,284
Regina High School: Warren: $50,000
Renaissance Public School Academy: Mt. Pleasant: $24,940
River City Scholars Charter Academy: Kentwood: $25,799
Romulus School District: Romulus: $55,116
Roscommon Area Public Schools: Roscommon: $147,300
Saginaw Preparatory Academy: Saginaw: $34,968
Saline Area Schools: Saline: $245,584
Sault Ste. Marie Area Public Schools: Sault Ste Marie: $250,000
Shiawassee Regional Educational Service District: Owosso: $26,738
South Olive Christian School: Holland: $50,000
St Peters Lutheran School: Columbus: $43,500
St. Charles Community School District: St. Charles $65,238
St. Fabian Catholic School: Farmington Hills: $14,688
St. Ignatius School Rogers City: $45,581
St. Mary Catholic School: Pinckney: $2,500
St. Mary Catholic School – Paw Paw:Paw Paw: $13,280
St. Mary’s Assumption School: Bronson :$42,238
St. Mary’s School: Spring Lake: $11,691
St. Patrick School: Ada: $50,000
St. Peter Lutheran School: DeWitt: $15,236
St. Stanislaus School: Dorr: $19,705
Star International Academy: Dearborn Heights: $112,238
Sturgis Public Schools: Sturgis: $71,350
Summerfield School District: Petersburg: $100,000
Superior Central Schools: Eben Junction: $34,238:
The Greenspire School – Middle School: Traverse City: $37,000
The Montessori School Rochester: Rochester Hills: $47,270
Traverse City Area Public Schools: Traverse City: $250,000
Union City Community Schools: Union City: $150,000
Unionville Sebewaing Area School District: Sebewaing $10,000
University Liggett School: Grosse Pointe Woods: $26,088
Walkerville Public Schools: Walkerville: $43,655
Washington Parks Academy: Royal Oak: $50,000
Wellspring Preparatory Academy: Grand Rapids: $7,460
West Bloomfield School District: West Bloomfield: $78,000
West Side Christian School: Grand Rapids: $50,000:
Westwood Community School District: Dearborn Heights: $74,622
Whitmore Lake Public Schools: Whitmore Lake: $126,455
Yale Public Schools: Yale: $102,298:
Yeshivas Darchei Torah: Southfield: $35,000
Ypsilanti Community Schools: Ypsilanti: $250,000

A total of 336 eligible applications requested about $35 million. Representatives from the Michigan State Police (MSP), Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, Michigan Sheriffs’ Association, Michigan Department of Education, Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools, Michigan Emergency Management Association, charter schools, and school security personnel reviewed the applications.

Grant recipients have until July 1, 2023, to spend their awards.