Cooperative Agreement 90EV0573

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839 STOP School Violence Program) will be used by the Wholistic Stress Control Institute, Inc. to implement violence prevention and youth mental health interventions in high schools. The project will deliver the evidence-based Positive Action curriculum to provide 12 hours of violence prevention education for students. Additionally, the organization will train at least 30 teachers,...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded $1,000,000 to P2L Pathways To Leadership, Inc. under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839) on September 1, 2022 for a cooperative agreement ending September 30, 2025. Under this award, P2L Pathways To Leadership will implement the PREP (Peace, Respect, Equity and Purpose) project in partnership with three New York City Department of Education Title I schools...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888) provides $346,069 to Peaceful Families Project, Inc. (PFP) to implement a 36-month project in Charlotte, North Carolina. The project aims to: 1) Create and deliver an 8-session curriculum, "The Future is...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Regional Peace and Security (CFDA 19.979) program to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization, to provide a structured framework for engaging youth through workshops, community dialogues, and a final symposium focused on diversity and non-violence. The award includes a certification provision for Executive Order 14173 on ending illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based...

This $188,094 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) supports research on the social psychological factors shaping popular attitudes toward territorial concessions in peace agreements during and after the Russia-Ukraine war. George Mason University will conduct surveys and focus groups with 1,800 residents and internally displaced persons across three eastern Ukrainian towns near active conflict zones to examine how...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $963,000 Project Grant to Miami-Dade County to implement the Miami-Dade County Peace and Prosperity: Youth Development and Empowerment Initiative. This 4-year grant, effective from Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2028, aims to address the root causes of gun violence by providing comprehensive programming and interactions to positively impact at-risk and system-involved youth. Key activities include paid...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $2,978,133 Project Grant under the School Safety National Activities (CFDA 84.184) program to Wake County Public Schools in Cary, North Carolina. The grant, titled "MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS", will be used to improve students' safety and well-being during and after the school day through comprehensive mental health and educational support initiatives. The funding will support the development and...

The Peaceful Families Project, Inc. received a $598,517 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program. The award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the organization's efforts to provide comprehensive and culturally specific education and resource navigation services for Muslim young adults in Pennsylvania who have...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $202,800 project grant to Empower Peace, Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan federal grant program (CFDA 19.501). The purpose of this grant is to identify and train promising young women leaders ages 18 to 25 years old in Pakistan in leadership development, gender equity, and personal growth through a country-specific Women's Workshop program. The one-year project period runs from...

The Global Peace Foundation was awarded a $399,999 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.047 - Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice) to implement a 3-year initiative focused on reducing community tensions and enhancing resilience against hate crimes and incidents in Maryland's Prince Georges, Montgomery, and Anne Arundel counties. The key activities include: 1) Developing a service provider catalog to compile culturally appropriate...