Cooperative Agreement AID523A1500007

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) to implement the Safe Horizons program. The Safe Horizons program aims to address the increase in behavioral issues, including fighting/mutual combat, that EPISD schools have experienced since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will be piloted at four of EPISD's most economically...

The Nueva Esperanza, Inc. (NEI) was awarded a $989,291 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund the "Fuerza de Toros: Fostering Wellbeing and Resilience for a Safer Esperanza Community Project" ("Toros Strong") over a 3-year period from October 2024 to September 2027. The project aims to foster resilience and promote positive coping strategies among the...

The Mexico School District 59, doing business as Mexico Public Schools, received a $2,238,250 federal Project Grant award on February 1, 2024 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education under the Career and Technical Education -- National Programs (CFDA 84.051). The funding supports a range of initiatives to improve and modernize career and technical education (CTE) programs, including developing educational pathways, providing vocational training,...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Presidio School in Tucson, Arizona received a $218,512 project grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the School Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.071) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This three-year award supports the implementation of evidence-based school safety programs and security enhancements at Presidio School facilities and grounds. The funding will be...

This Project Grant award of $999,860.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) will support the "Un Paso Adelante" initiative by La Familia Central Valley (LFCV), a non-profit organization. The funding will enable LFCV to provide mental health services, staff training, and educational campaigns for students, families, and school personnel in the Riverbank Unified School District (RUSD) and Hilmar...

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 Families & Youth Inc. to implement integrated, multi-tiered school-based systems of support to address school violence in three target schools within the Las Cruces Public Schools district. The project aims to develop comprehensive, trauma-informed, and evidence-based violence reduction strategies,...

The Naco School District 23 was awarded a $170,270 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 to improve security at schools and on school grounds from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the district will implement evidence-based programs to enhance school security and foster a positive learning...

The Siembra Leadership High School was awarded a $113,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will support the Siembra Leadership High...

The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1,000,000 STOP School Violence Program grant to Avance Schools, Inc., a non-profit organization operating a consortium of 16 public charter schools serving 6,549 students in Los Angeles County, California. The grant funding will enable the implementation of several initiatives to prevent and reduce school violence, including: Deploying technology solutions such as an anonymous reporting system (WeTip) and an incident command...

The Soledad Unified School District (SUSD) was awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from 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 funding will support SUSD's efforts to prevent and reduce school violence in its secondary schools, including Soledad High School, Main Street Middle School, and Pinnacles High School. The project aims to address challenges related to violence,...