Five States Are Funding Phone-Free Schools Grants for 2026–27 — NuKase Helps Districts Apply Before Deadlines Pass

States from TX to NY fund bell-to-bell phone storage solutions. NuKase - already in 45+ districts - is ready to help schools put grant dollars to immediate use.

BOCA RATON, FL, UNITED STATES, June 5, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- With 26 states now requiring schools to ban or restrict student cell phone use, state legislatures and attorneys general across the country are doing something remarkable: funding the solution. Grant programs in Texas, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Colorado are actively directing state dollars toward the purchase of secure phone storage solutions — the very infrastructure needed to enforce bell-to-bell policies. With the 2026–27 school year planning cycle already underway, NuGerm, maker of the NuKase lockable phone case built exclusively for K–12 environments, is urging eligible districts to act now — before grant deadlines close and budgets are finalized.

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