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 Build Inc., a non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois. The grant will fund the implementation of the STOP School Violence Initiative in the underserved communities of Humboldt Park and Garfield Park. Key project activities include delivering conflict resolution training, organizing mediations, providing mentoring, and other violence...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Cook County Southland Juvenile Justice Council (SJJC), a non-profit organization. The grant will support a 3-year program to reduce school violence and delinquency, improve school climate, and address root causes of violence such as trauma and mental health challenges in the South Suburban Cook County region. Key program activities will...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $999,383 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to SGA Youth & Family Services, NFP, a non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois. The grant funding will support the "Mansueto Safer Together" program, which aims to reduce and prevent violence at Mansueto High School in the Brighton Park community. The program will implement a comprehensive approach to enhance school safety and climate, including:...
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The $1,000,000 award to Scholarship Prep, a non-profit organization, will fund the implementation of a multi-tiered, trauma-informed approach to address the needs of vulnerable youth, especially those experiencing homelessness, in order to prevent and respond to community violence. Key project activities...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) is intended to prevent and reduce school violence through community interventions and training in Alexander, Pulaski, and Johnson County, Illinois. The primary activities include: Developing a youth advisory council and school behavioral threat assessment team to improve school climate and safety plans. Providing training for students, school personnel, law...
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...
This $999,681 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839) aims to implement trauma-informed approaches and community violence intervention strategies in five charter schools in New Orleans, Louisiana over a three-year period. The primary goals are to: 1) Partner with three middle schools and two high schools to train school personnel and educate students and parents on evidence-based strategies to promote a positive...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a 3-year, $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Family Service of Rhode Island (FSRI) under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839). The project aims to (1) improve school safety and climate, (2) prevent youth violence, delinquency, and victimization, (3) engage families and improve school/family communication, and (4) provide evidence-based practices to address trauma and prevent future...
This $1,999,958 federal Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) aims to enhance the Safe Schools Comprehensive Support (SCSS) model to improve school safety in over 150 schools in Colorado. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing an innovative web-based toolkit and optimized training strategy to enhance the SCSS model for scale-up to diverse and underserved populations. Training school staff,...
The New Dawn Charter School Consortium was awarded a $1,000,000 STOP School Violence Prevention Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839). The grant supports a comprehensive school safety program across 15 charter schools serving over 10,900 students in New York City. Key program components include: Developing and operating a technology solution for anonymous incident reporting; Establishing multidisciplinary behavioral threat assessment teams;...