The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $915,191 STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) grant to the Board of Cooperative Educational Services for the Second Supervisory District of Erie, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties (E2CCBOCES) in Angola, NY. The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable E2CCBOCES to increase school safety across its eight educational sites and 27 component districts. Key products and services funded include: Expanding and...
The Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Ulster County (BOCES) was awarded $402,770 under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) administered by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. Over three years, BOCES will enhance development and deployment of multidisciplinary threat assessment teams across eight school districts through eLearning training on the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines model. This training will build and strengthen knowledge...
The New Dawn Charter School, the lead local education agency (LEA) for a New York City 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. The three-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will fund a comprehensive program to improve school safety and reduce violence across 15 charter schools serving over 10,900 students in grades K-12 in the New York City...
The County of Westchester, New York received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from 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 implementation of "Project STRIV" (Schools Transforming Real Interventions to Violence) to develop and enhance multidisciplinary behavioral threat assessment and intervention teams in four Westchester County school districts. Key activities include providing...
The Maine-Endwell Central School District in Broome County, New York, was awarded a $709,959 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement a violence prevention program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The District will provide extensive training to staff on topics such as comprehensive school threat assessment, suicide awareness, mental health first aid, de-escalation techniques, and...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $811,316 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence program to Fordham University's Graduate School of Education. Over a 36-month period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, the project will serve 480 participants, including 240 K-12 students and 240 school personnel across three high-need school districts in New York City. The interventions will focus on mental health strategies, evidence-based techniques for improving school climate and...
The Rockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services (RBOCES) received a $1 million Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839) to deliver violence prevention training and services from October 2021 through September 2024. RBOCES will train a minimum of 200 administrators, teachers, mental health professionals and support staff on selective and universal school-based violence prevention strategies....
The Quinter Unified School District in Quinter, Kansas was awarded a $807,370 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement "Project Secure." The 3-year project aims to improve school climate, safety, and violence prevention through a multi-tiered system of support framework. Key activities include: Conducting social-emotional learning (SEL) assessments and implementing staff training to enhance school climate and safety...
The Elba Central School District (ECSD) in New York received a $625,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) through the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The funding will support a range of school safety and violence prevention initiatives, including: Hiring a social worker to expand mental and behavioral health services and coordinate multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) and grant activities Upgrading the school's loudspeaker system...
This $862,177 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) will enable the Windsor Central School District in New York to enhance school safety and student mental health supports. The key components include: Hiring one additional social worker and one school psychologist to provide school-based mental health services and referrals. Providing training for all teachers and aides in grades PreK-12 on...