Project Grant 2019YSBX0117

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $982,143 Cooperative Agreement under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Corporation Odyssey Family Counseling Center. The project aims to support and expand evidence-based violence prevention training for students, teachers, parents, and other school volunteers to promote a positive school environment and increase school safety. Key objectives include establishing a...

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the STOP (Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing) School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Family Wellness Outreach Center of Mississippi, Inc. The project will be implemented in partnership with the Columbus Municipal School District in Lowndes County, Mississippi. The key project activities include: Improving school capacity to prevent and...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Scholarship Prep under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The project, "Creating Community Change: Addressing the Traumas of Homeless Students and Other Vulnerable Youth," aims to develop a multi-tiered, trauma-informed, cross-agency approach to prevent and respond to community violence affecting vulnerable youth, especially those...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded Arizona State University (ASU) a $1,999,999 STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) project grant. The 3-year project will develop professional learning courses and training for school resource officers (SROs), administrators, school mental health professionals (SMHPs), teachers, and the general public on school safety and violence prevention strategies. Specifically, ASU will convene stakeholders to map out...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP (Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing) School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Cook County Southland Juvenile Justice Council (SJJC), a nonprofit organization. The funding will support a comprehensive program to decrease juvenile delinquency and school violence in South Suburban Cook County, a historically disinvested and majority-minority community. Key program...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to After-School All-Stars, doing business as Inner City Games Foundation, under the STOP School Violence grant program (CFDA 16.839). The funding will support a 3-year project to reduce violence and improve safety in high-need communities surrounding 5 Title I school sites in Newark, New Jersey. Through after-school mentoring, social-emotional learning, and...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Collaborative Solutions for Communities (CSC), a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support CSC in delivering a comprehensive range of school safety services, including training for school personnel and students, violence intervention...

The Oshkosh Area School District was awarded a $986,757 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund a three-year initiative to: Train up to 350 elementary school staff in the Trauma-Informed Conscious Discipline approach to classroom management and community building. Train 200 middle and high school staff in restorative discipline practices to develop equitable school communities and...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education a $1,688,668 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence federal grant program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund Resolutionary Partners, a collaboration between Temple University, the Citizens Police Oversight Commission, SEPTA Transit Police, two Philadelphia schools, and the School District of Philadelphia. Resolutionary Partners will...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to The Council on At-Risk Youth (CARY), a non-profit organization. The project aims to implement a comprehensive, trauma-informed, and evidence-based school-based violence prevention and intervention program across five middle and high schools in the Austin and Manor Independent School Districts in Texas....