Block Grant 2020YSBX0023

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 Windsor Central School District was awarded a $426,434 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement a multi-tiered system of supports and trauma-informed programming from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The district will provide universal social-emotional learning curricula for grades K-12, screen all students semi-annually for additional service needs using a...

The Deer Valley School District #97 in Phoenix, Arizona was awarded a $462,885 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used by the school district to implement evidence-based programs to improve school security and promote a positive learning environment for all students. Specifically, the grant will support the school...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Nadaburg School District in Wittmann, Arizona. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will be used by the school district to implement evidence-based programs and technology to improve school security and promote a positive learning environment for all students. The funding...

The Winslow Unified School District 1 was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The purpose of this grant is to improve security at schools and on school grounds through school safety programs and technology. Funding will be used by the school district to implement evidence-based programs to enhance school security 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 Cochise County Superintendent of Schools Office was awarded a $971,352 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 the School Safety Behavioral Health Initiative, which aims to enhance the development and implementation of Behavioral Threat Assessment (BTA) teams across school districts in Cochise County, Arizona. The project will provide ongoing, accessible training to entire BTA...

The Northwest Regional Education Service District (NWRESD) 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). Through this funding, NWRESD will implement a regional school safety initiative aimed at immediately responding to high-risk threats of violence across 20 school districts serving over 98,000 students in northwest Oregon. Key deliverables include developing and...

The Wilmington Area School District was awarded a $217,313 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant will fund school safety programs and technology improvements to enhance security at schools and on school grounds in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the district will implement evidence-based programs...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Chino Valley Unified School District $999,636 under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The award will support training and threat assessment services to improve school security. Specifically, the district will provide youth mental health first aid training, implement an evidence-based anti-bullying program in secondary schools, and receive...