Overview
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) is charged with the responsibility of the administration of state funds to be utilized by the department for the purpose of hiring certified law enforcement officers to serve as a school resource officer (SRO) for school districts that otherwise would lack the adequate resources to hire their own SROs. The SCDPS Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs (OHSJP) serves as the division that directly administers the SRO Program.
There is an Open Solicitation (for use outside the annual solicitation application period of January/February) to request a state-funded SRO, that was not requested in the annual solicitation application, for schools that do not have an SRO and have not had funding available for one. Law enforcement agencies that have submitted an annual solicitation application for SFY 2026-27 MUST contact their SRO Program Region Coordinator to enable a new application to appear under “My Opportunities” in IntelliGrants.
The application process consists of two parts:
School Districts: Part 1 (Appendix A of the solicitation) is a one-page form that must be completed by the school district and forwarded to each law enforcement agency providing state-funded SROs with SROProgram@scdps.gov copied. School districts should follow the guidelines in the solicitation in completing and submitting Part 1 (Appendix A). Districts are encouraged to provide their law enforcement partners a signed copy of Appendix A as soon as possible in order for the law enforcement agencies to meet the requirements of completing Part 2 of the application process. No further action is required from the school district after submission of Part 1 (Appendix A). School districts do not register in IntelliGrants.
Law Enforcement Agencies: Part 2 is completed by the law enforcement agency using the Office of Highway Safety and Justice Program's web-based application tool, IntelliGrants. The Intelligrants platform can be accessed here.
A training video on the new system is available on the IntelliGrants website and specific guidance related to the SRO Program is provided in the below SRO Application Workshop link.
Please review the below SRO Program Links and Resources for additional information.
SRO Program Links and Resources
General Information:
- SRO Program Coordinator’s Assigned Counties (PDF) (Revised January 2026)
- SRO Program Accountant’s Assigned Counties (PDF) (Revised January 2026)
- Personnel Assignment Letter (PAL) (PDF)
- Request For Payment (RFP)/Quarterly Fiscal Report Form (with 2025 Mileage Rate) (Excel)
- Quarterly SRO Report (completed by School District) (Excel)
- Training Request Form (PDF)
- Property Control Form (Excel)
- Sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (Doc)
Open Solicitation (Award Period: July 1, 2026* through June 30, 2027):
*Please note: Applications for the open solicitation that are received before July 1, 2026, may receive the award by July 1, 2026. Applications for the open solicitation received on or after July 1, 2026, will receive a prorated award based on the date of the approved award document.
- SFY 26-27 Open Solicitation Document
- Open Solicitation Application Workshop (Slides)
- Application Resource (Agency Jurisdiction Codes)
- Application Resource (School ID Numbers)
- Application Part 1 (To be completed by the School District)
- Application Part 2 (To be completed by the Law Enforcement Partner)