Project Grant R44CE002847

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 to implement the Mansueto Safer Together program. This 3-year initiative aims to reduce violence and improve the learning environment at Mansueto High School in the Brighton Park community of Chicago. The program utilizes a trauma-informed, resilience-oriented approach to enhance school safety and climate through a combination of...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), provides $228,140 to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) to adapt and evaluate the virtual delivery of the Safe Dates for Teen Mothers (SDTM) program. The SDTM program is designed to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV) among pregnant and parenting teens, a population with high rates of...

This National Science Foundation project grant of $601,615 will fund a contextual analysis of peer experiences during early adolescence under the agency's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). The Research Foundation For The State University of New York will conduct online data collection via surveys and daily diaries from 300 socioeconomically and ethnically diverse young adolescents at three time points spanning one school year and summer. The project aims to...

This Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), provides $1,785,773 to The Pennsylvania State University to implement a program aimed at stopping school violence, improving school climate, and advancing equity in violence prevention for underserved communities. The key products and services to be delivered include: Development of a STOP School Violence Platform (SSVP) containing custom-based education and training...

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 The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania) to implement the "Enhancing School Capacity to Address Youth Violence: Penn Community Violence Prevention" project. This 3-year initiative aims to reduce youth violence in 3 Philadelphia...

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 National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), a Virginia-based non-profit organization, received a $999,956 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement its CyberSafeSchools program. Through this initiative, NW3C will develop a curriculum and deliver in-person training to youth mentors, who will then teach middle school students (ages 11-15) about online safety, cyberbullying, online solicitation and extortion, and other...

The Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement Project CARE (Creating a Respectful Environment). This three-year initiative aims to address significant challenges with school violence, including rising incidents of fighting, pre-fighting, and harassment, bullying, and intimidation across the district's diverse student population. The grant...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $999,939 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Lifebridge Community Services, Inc., a non-profit organization in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The three-year grant will support the implementation of a comprehensive school violence prevention program in Bridgeport public schools. The program aims to promote trauma-informed practices, social-emotional learning (SEL) programming, and increased...

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded Florida State University (FSU) a $390,845 Project Grant under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The funding supports the development and pilot testing of "IVY", a novel virtual intervention program designed to reduce distress and increase coping skills for youth who have experienced peer victimization. Specifically, the project aims to finalize the IVY...