Status: Enacted — Signed by Governor Eric Holcomb in May 2023. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) administers the Secured School Safety Grant (SSSG) program under the expanded HEA 1492 framework. The FY26 SSSG cycle covers project activity between September 1, 2025 and August 31, 2026, with the FY27 application window opening in mid-2026.

Bill Number: Indiana House Enrolled Act 1492 (HEA 1492, 2023 Regular Session)

Jurisdiction: Indiana

Category: School Safety, State Grant Funding, Threat Detection Technology

Industries: K-12 Education, Accredited Non-Public Schools, Charter Schools, School Safety Technology Providers

Enacted Date: May 2023 (signed by Governor Eric Holcomb)

Effective Date: July 1, 2023 (statutory); FY26 funding cycle: September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2026

Summary: Indiana HEA 1492, authored by State Rep. Wendy McNamara (R-Evansville), expanded the permissible uses of the Indiana Secured School Safety Grant Fund (SSSG) to cover a substantially broader set of school safety projects. The SSSG, administered by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, has historically supported school resource officers, site vulnerability assessments, and physical security infrastructure for Indiana school corporations, accredited non-public schools, and charter schools. HEA 1492 added new eligible categories that directly support AI-based and technology-driven school safety programs: critical incident digital mapping of school floor plans for first responders, multi-disciplinary threat assessment teams, and equipment and technology to detect fire, chemical, visual, and audible threats. The expansion has helped extend the program's reach across more than 3,000 Indiana schools and is the primary state funding source for AI weapons detection and AI video analytics deployments in Indiana K-12.

Key Eligible Uses (Post-HEA 1492):

School Resource Officers (SROs): Salaries, training, and equipment for sworn SROs assigned to participating schools.
Site Vulnerability Assessments: Professional security assessments and remediation of identified vulnerabilities.
Critical Incident Digital Mapping: Detailed digital floor plans for first responders, supporting tactical response and family reunification.
Multi-Disciplinary Threat Assessment Teams: Training, technology, and operational support for behavioral threat assessment teams.
Threat Detection Technology: Equipment and technology designed to detect fire, chemical, visual, and audible threats — the category that supports AI-based threat detection deployments.
Visitor Management and Access Control: Hardware, software, and infrastructure to restrict unauthorized access and improve visitor screening.
Emergency Communications: Technology supporting expedited first responder notification, two-way communication, and emergency alerting.

Funding Mechanics: The SSSG is a matching grant. Award amounts vary by district size and category; districts must provide a local match consistent with the grant guidelines published by IDHS. The FY26 cycle is open for project activity through August 31, 2026, and IDHS publishes annual Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) documents that set match percentages and category caps for each fiscal year. The FY27 application window is expected to open in mid-2026.

Affected Entities: Indiana public school corporations, accredited non-public schools, charter schools, and coalitions of school corporations are eligible applicants. Indiana K-12 districts evaluating AI weapons detection, AI video analytics, behavioral threat detection, or campus-wide digital mapping platforms can use the SSSG to fund a substantial portion of acquisition and implementation costs.

IntelliSee Relevance: Very High. The HEA 1492 expansion explicitly added "technology to detect fire, chemical, visual, and audible threats" as a permissible SSSG funding category — language that directly aligns with the IntelliSee platform's AI gun detection, aggressive-behavior detection, and fall detection capabilities. Because IntelliSee runs on existing IP camera infrastructure, Indiana districts can deploy continuous visual threat monitoring without a capital-intensive camera refresh, maximizing the share of grant funding that flows to operational detection capability rather than hardware replacement. The platform's privacy-preserving architecture (no facial recognition, no biometric identification) aligns with student-privacy expectations across Indiana K-12 and the broader Midwest market. Indiana districts pursuing FY26 or FY27 SSSG funding should structure their applications around the "threat detection technology" and "emergency communications" categories, with IntelliSee positioned as the AI detection and alerting layer that operationalizes the district's safety investment. See the Federal and State Grant Funding for AI Physical Security intelligence briefing for cross-state procurement strategy context.

Compliance & Funding Timeline

May 2023 — Governor Holcomb signs HEA 1492; SSSG expansion takes effect July 1, 2023.
September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2026 — FY26 SSSG grant cycle for funded project activity.
Mid-2026 — Expected FY27 SSSG application window opens through IDHS.
Ongoing — Annual IDHS NOFO publication sets match rates, category caps, and application timelines.

Related Legislation & Resources

Program details: Indiana Department of Homeland Security — Secured School Safety Grant Program

Indiana Secured School Safety Grant Expansion (HEA 1492)

Compliance & Funding Timeline

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