Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila launch grant initiative to help ‘keep kids safe’ in school; Details here

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Matthew McConaughey and Camila's just keep livin Foundation revealed the Greenlights Grant Initiative on Thursday. The initiative aims to assist school districts across the nation in accessing federal school safety funding from legislation like the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was signed into law by the federal government on June 25, 2022.

According to a press release, the grant initiative's purpose is to assist school districts in finding opportunities for obtaining school safety grants. It offers a range of resources, including tutorials, webinars, guidebooks, and fully-funded grant writing services, to ensure schools can access federal grant money for enhancing school safety.

The fundraising details for the initiative have not been made public, and the extent of its impact on schools remains uncertain. As of now, the just keep livin Foundation has not provided any comments on the matter.Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila, married since 2012, stated that the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, just over a year ago, led to the passing of the historic Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

The act allocated billions of dollars to assist schools and school districts in creating safer environments. They emphasized that although the legislation is crucial for protecting America's youth, school districts still face significant challenges in applying for and receiving federal school safety grants.

«Today’s launch of the Greenlights Grant Initiative is a meaningful step toward providing school districts across the country the grant writing support and the resources they need to keep kids safe,» the McConaugheys said in a statement Thursday. It is to note that McConaughey, who hails from Uvalde, has been an