ONST Technologies

10/15/2026

08/12/2026

These days, you can't swing a cat without hitting a dozen Tech VARs, all of which tell you they're different.

ONST Technologies IS actually different, though. As a partner or customer, you can reach us day or night. We have decades of IT experience and a passion for providing cutting-edge solutions.

ONST comes to the table as an extension of your team. You aren't just a number needed to hit quota here.

And we have a real good time doing what we do. Drop us a message and let the ONST team show you how we can help, whether you're looking for SaaS solutions, EDR, XDR, hardware, physical security, cybersecurity, and more.

08/12/2026

Happy Birthday, Nick! 🎉🥳

While you're soaking up the sun in Spain with your family, just know we're back here "holding down the fort" (translation: seeing how many memes we can work into the group chat before you're back). Enjoy every second of that vacation, you've earned it.

Here's to another trip around the sun for the guy who built ONST from your team. Save us some paella! 🍤

08/11/2026

New ONST take on The Axe Sharpener is live!

Today, we're diving into data custodianship, access, and privacy when it comes to surveillance cameras.

Flock, Axon, and the One Question Nobody at the Council Meeting Is Asking - ONST Technologies https://onst.tech/2026/08/10/flock-axon-and-the-one-question-nobody-at-the-council-meeting-is-asking/

07/31/2026

Special shout out to Randy Rayburn, who has a birthday tomorrow! If you don't know him, you should, because he is fantastic, and has the ability to source just about anything for his customers no matter how obscure the ask.

He also brings a wealth of knowledge from decades of experience and positive energy to the team here at ONST.

Happiest of birthdays, Randy... your beef jerky is in the mail!

07/31/2026

🚨 FINAL CALL. The SVPP Grants.gov deadline is TUESDAY.

If your district hasn't started, this weekend is the difference between applying and watching $73 million go to other schools.

What's at stake:
💰 Up to $500,000 per award
🏫 Cameras, access control, sensors, emergency notification
📉 Up to 75% federally funded — microgrants up to $100K need NO match

We are working through the weekend to get schools across the finish line for step one. Yes, really. It says "honest IT" on the door, and honestly, this deadline matters.

📞 Message ONST TODAY. Not Monday. Today.

This is part of how ONST helps you PracticeSafe.Tech

07/30/2026

The #1 reason schools miss out on SVPP funding? They think applying is harder than it is.

Here's the actual process:
1️⃣ Short application in Grants.gov — due AUG 4
2️⃣ Full application in JustGrants — due AUG 11

That's it. Two steps. And ONST walks with you through both: we do the site assessment, build the equipment scope, map every dollar to the allowable purpose areas, and support your submission.

You bring the campus. We bring the plan. The DOJ brings up to $500K.
5 days left for step one.

📞 K-12 and charter school leaders: message ONST before Friday.

This is part of how ONST helps you PracticeSafe.Tech

07/29/2026

"Will a grant actually change anything?"

Fair question. Here's a district that ran the same play: Middlebury Community Schools (Indiana) deployed cloud cameras and sensors across seven schools. Results: student va**ng down 30%. Incident response 10 minutes faster. Investigations 70% quicker.

That's what funded security looks like. And SVPP exists to fund exactly this: up to $500,000 per award for cameras, access control, sensors, and emergency notification at K-12 schools.

6 days until the August 4 Grants.gov deadline.

📞 Want results like Middlebury's? Step one is a conversation with ONST. Today.

This is part of how ONST helps you PracticeSafe.Tech

07/28/2026

ONE WEEK until the SVPP Grants.gov deadline.

Small district? Rural? Tight budget? Read this part twice: SVPP includes MICROGRANTS up to $100,000 with NO local match required. Zero. The feds cover it.

The standard track goes up to $500K with a 25% match. Either way, this is the single biggest federal funding source for K-12 physical security, and step one is due Tuesday, August 4.

A week is enough time IF you start today. ONST handles the heavy lifting: security assessment, equipment scope, budget narrative, submission support.

📞 One conversation this week could fund your security upgrade for the next three years. Message us.

This is part of how ONST helps you PracticeSafe.Tech

07/27/2026

Last year, the federal government awarded $73 MILLION for school security. 203 agencies. 1,300+ schools. 675,000 students protected.

This year's SVPP window is open right now, and it closes fast: step one is due August 4. That's 8 days.

What can the money cover?
✅ Security cameras
✅ Access control, locks, and lighting
✅ Detection sensors (yes, v**e sensors can qualify)
✅ Emergency notification technology

Your district shouldn't leave $500K on the table because the paperwork felt overwhelming. That's literally what we're here for.

📞 Contact ONST this week. After August 4, we're talking about next year.

This is part of how ONST helps you PracticeSafe.Tech