Project Grant 2019YSBX0037

The County of Westchester, New York received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund the implementation of "Project STRIV" (Schools Transforming Real Interventions to Violence) to develop and enhance multidisciplinary behavioral threat assessment and intervention teams in four Westchester County school districts. Key activities include providing...

The Maine-Endwell Central School District in Broome County, New York, was awarded a $709,959 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement a violence prevention program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The District will provide extensive training to staff on topics such as comprehensive school threat assessment, suicide awareness, mental health first aid, de-escalation techniques, and...

The Poway Unified School District was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to enhance implementation of behavioral threat assessment teams across the district's 39 schools through September 30, 2025. The district will provide high-quality eLearning training modules and interactive virtual or in-person team learning components to build and strengthen...

The Orange County Department of Education was awarded $636,774 under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) administered by the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The three-year project grant will support the implementation of comprehensive school threat assessment teams and training in four Orange County school districts serving high-need communities. Specifically, the Orange County School Threat Assessment and Response project will...

The University of Hawaii West Oahu (UHWO) was awarded a $1,999,978 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement the Hawaii State Targeted Violence Prevention School Community and Threat Assessment Team Training Capacity Building Project. The purpose of this 3-year project is to increase threat assessment and violence prevention capabilities in K-12 public, private, and charter schools throughout Hawaii. Key activities...

The Rockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services (RBOCES) received a $1 million Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839) to deliver violence prevention training and services from October 2021 through September 2024. RBOCES will train a minimum of 200 administrators, teachers, mental health professionals and support staff on selective and universal school-based violence prevention strategies....

The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the County of Ocean, New Jersey. The funding will be used to expand the Advocating for Safety, Progress, Inclusion, Respect and Empowerment (ASPIRE) initiative, which aims to address the critical need for community engagement within Ocean County schools. Specifically, the grant will support the delivery of innovative trainings for school staff,...

This $862,177 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) will enable the Windsor Central School District in New York to enhance school safety and student mental health supports. The key components include: Hiring one additional social worker and one school psychologist to provide school-based mental health services and referrals. Providing training for all teachers and aides in grades PreK-12 on...

The Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Ulster County (BOCES) was awarded $402,770 under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) administered by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. Over three years, BOCES will enhance development and deployment of multidisciplinary threat assessment teams across eight school districts through eLearning training on the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines model. This training will build and strengthen knowledge...

The Poughkeepsie City School District in Poughkeepsie, New York will receive $914,293 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement a violence prevention initiative from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. As part of the initiative, the District will hire two full-time Crisis Intervention Workers to provide violence prevention services to approximately 2,100 students in...