Indiana School Safety
Mapping Requirements

No. Indiana does not have a statewide school mapping mandate. Instead, critical incident digital mapping is an allowable use of the Indiana Secured School Safety Grant (SSSG), which was amended by HEA 1492 in 2023. Schools choose whether to pursue mapping and may apply SSSG funds toward it, but they are not legally required to create or submit mapping data. This is different from mandate states such as West Virginia and New Jersey, where schools must produce mapping data.

The Secured School Safety Grant is Indiana's primary school safety funding program, administered by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) and awarded by the Indiana Secured School Safety Board. Eligible applicants include school corporations, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and coalitions of schools. The grant funds a range of safety improvements — school resource officers, equipment, site vulnerability assessment, and, since HEA 1492, critical incident digital mapping. Schools apply directly to the Secured School Safety Board each grant cycle.

HEA 1492 (enacted 2023) amended the Secured School Safety Grant so that critical incident digital mapping became an allowable use of grant funds. It also renamed 'threat assessment' to 'site vulnerability assessment,' required charter schools to designate School Safety Specialists and adopt safety plans by July 1, 2024, and established county Safe Schools Commissions by December 31, 2023. HEA 1492 additionally moved $400,000 from the CJI Safe Havens program into the SSSG. Mapping remains an eligible expense, not a standalone mandate.

Yes. Since HEA 1492, critical incident digital mapping is an allowable use of Secured School Safety Grant funds, and professional 3D scanning is a way to produce that field-verified mapping data. Schools apply to the Indiana Secured School Safety Board and specify mapping among their requested uses. This is state-level funding — federal STOP School Violence Act and COPS grants fund training and prevention programs but do not cover physical mapping or 3D scanning services.

Indiana appropriated roughly $25 million to the Secured School Safety Grant across the 2023-2025 biennium, and HEA 1492 moved an additional $400,000 into the program from CJI Safe Havens. However, the SSSG funds many categories beyond mapping, so there is no fixed published per-school mapping amount — the amount a school receives depends on its application and the board's award decisions. Schools should contact the Indiana Secured School Safety Board for current grant cycle amounts and eligibility.

Indiana's SSSG statute does not enumerate technical map specifications — mapping is an allowable grant use rather than a standardized mandate. Schools that pursue mapping typically follow the field-verified model used across the region: data captured through an on-site walkthrough, labeling of rooms, doors, exits, AEDs, and hazards, and CAD / NG9-1-1 / dispatch-compatible digital formats usable by multiple agencies. 3D laser scanning captures all of this source data natively and imports into the CAD, GIS, and 911 systems agencies use to build their maps.

Professional 3D laser scanning for school safety documentation costs $0.20-$0.70 per square foot, with a $1,000 minimum project. For a standard 50,000 sqft Indiana school building, expect approximately $10,000-$20,000 depending on the level of detail required. Matterport virtual tours for schools start at $1,500 per building. Schools may apply Secured School Safety Grant funds toward these costs where mapping is an approved use. Pricing varies by location and project scope. Volume discounts apply for district-wide programs.

Yes. A single site visit can produce both safety documentation (3D laser scan data for first responders) and enrollment marketing assets (a Matterport 3D virtual tour). The laser scan captures point-cloud scan data for emergency agencies, while the Matterport tour goes on the school website for prospective families. This dual-purpose approach maximizes the value of a scanning investment — particularly useful in Indiana, where mapping is voluntary and schools weigh the return on each safety expenditure.

Yes. THE FUTURE 3D provides professional 3D laser scanning services nationwide, including Indiana. We are an NYC DOE Approved Vendor (#THE770638) with 5+ years serving schools, have scanned 20+ NYC DOE schools, and are a registered Miami-Dade vendor. Our equipment — the Trimble X12 (±1mm @ 10m / ±2mm @ 20m accuracy), NavVis VLX3 (mobile scanning for rapid campus coverage), and Matterport Pro3 (virtual tours) — produces deliverables that import into the CAD, GIS, and NG9-1-1 systems agencies use. We coordinate with school safety officers and local emergency response agencies, and typically respond to inquiries within 1 hour.