Project Grant 2020YSBX0108

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to The Help Coalition (THC) and their community partners. The 3-year project will serve 1,200 Jefferson County, Alabama public school students and 90 teachers by providing evidence-based instruction in violence prevention and related activities. Key program elements include: Delivering violence prevention training to at least 1,200 middle and high school students...

The Manchester School District received a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) to implement a comprehensive violence prevention program in its middle and high schools. The project aims to: 1) Build capacity in two selected schools to implement evidence-based practices within a multi-tiered system of support for behavioral health, including individualized student...

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 Little Rock School District received a $981,706 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The goal of this 3-year project is to enhance the capacity of Mabelvale Middle School to address youth violence through evidence-based prevention and intervention initiatives. Key activities include: Equipping educators with trauma-informed skills and engaging community...

The Muscogee County School District in Columbus, Georgia received a $998,567 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance through the STOP School Violence (CFDA 16.839) program. The 3-year project aims to prevent group-based retaliatory violence in schools by training educators, school resource officers (SROs), and students in restorative practices (RP). Key activities include: 1) Providing foundational RP training to educators and SROs, 2) Delivering...

This Project Grant award of $1,932,833.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) supports a comprehensive initiative to enhance school safety and prevent violence in Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) middle schools. The key products and services to be delivered include: A comprehensive needs assessment of PWCS' existing school safety and violence prevention systems at the district and middle school...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) grant to Allendale County Public Schools (Allendale, SC) to implement a comprehensive school violence prevention and response initiative. The 3-year project period will enable Allendale County Schools to: (1) expand access to behavioral health services and support staff for students in crisis; (2) promote a positive school climate and enhance safety through...

The federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) supports Gestalt Community Schools, a network of five K-12 college-preparatory public charter schools in Memphis, Tennessee. The grant aims to enhance school safety and prevent violence by implementing a comprehensive approach that includes behavior intervention training, crisis prevention, installation of security technologies, mental health supports, and an anonymous...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The project, titled "Project STRIVE", aims to implement the evidence-based Communities in Schools framework in Ashley, Drew, and Prairie Counties, Arkansas, to enhance these schools' ability to address violence through comprehensive training,...

This $999,951 Cooperative Agreement awarded on October 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) will enable the University of Maryland, Baltimore to implement the "Building School Capacity in Baltimore City -- Reducing Youth Violence through Multi-Tiered Systems of Support" project. The project aims to strengthen school safety and partnerships to improve school climate and reduce youth...