Mount Horeb Area School District Wins $123,000 COPS SVPP Grant to Enhance School Safety

Mount Horeb Area School District Wins $123,000 COPS SVPP Grant to Enhance School Safety
Mount Horeb Area School District Secures Federal Grant to Strengthen School Safety
Uncategorized January 21, 2026
Sophia Vomvoris

Sophia Vomvoris

Sophia Vomvoris joined McAllister & Quinn in 2022 and currently serves as a Senior Research Analyst for the firm’s Nonprofit & Public Agencies Practice. In this role, she contributes to the practice’s business development and government relations efforts, manages internal data, provides strategic analysis on policy and legislative developments related to funding opportunities that align with our client’s objectives,

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  

Mount Horeb Area School District Secures Federal Grant to Strengthen School Safety.

McAllister & Quinn, through the Greenlights Grant Initiative, is proud to celebrate a school safety grant win for the Mount Horeb Area School District. The U.S. Department of Justice’s COPS School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) awarded $123,318 to the district.  

The COPS SVPP grant program is designed to improve security at schools and on school grounds through evidence-based safety programs and technology. Awards support: 

  • Increased interaction and communication between schools and law enforcement
  • Faster and more effective response to threats and emergencies
  • Long-term school safety and sustainability planning
  • Expanded use of community policing principles

The Mount Horeb Area School District grant award will fund physical security enhancements aligned with national best practices and federal guidance, including investments to improve locking, surveillance, and protection.  

This grant win reflects the mission of Greenlights Grant Initiative, an initiative of Camila and Matthew McConaughey’s just keep livin Foundation. Greenlights Grant Initiative works nationwide to help school districts access federal school safety funding to create safer learning environments for all children. 

McAllister & Quinn is honored to have partnered with Greenlights Grant Initiative by equipping school districts with the skills, information, and training needed to compete successfully for federal grants.  

Congratulations to Mount Horeb Area School District for this award to protect students, staff, and the broader school community. 

“McAllister & Quinn’s guidance through the Greenlights Grant Initiative was instrumental in helping us secure a COPS School Violence Prevention Program grant—an outcome that will have a lasting impact on school safety. Their team brought exceptional thoughtfulness, strategic insight, and tireless dedication to every stage of the process, from early brainstorming to final review and phone calls on submission day. This level of collaboration and expertise made a daunting federal opportunity more achievable, and we are deeply grateful for their partnership in advancing meaningful, evidence-based safety improvements for students and staff.”  

Aubree Hanks, Resource Development and Public Relations Coordinator at Mount Horeb Area School District.