The Rockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services (RBOCES) was awarded a $1 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the STOP School Violence program. The funding will support RBOCES and its Partnership for Safe and Healthy Youth (PSHY) multisector partners to expand violence prevention and early intervention programs for at-risk youth in Rockland County, New York through September...
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 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 Rockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) was awarded a $487,541 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The three-year award, made on October 1, 2021, will support Rockland BOCES' School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP). As part of its community policing strategy, the SVPP will deliver collaborative partnerships and proactive problem-solving...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award for $1,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) will support Roca Inc., a non-profit community development organization in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in delivering a comprehensive youth violence intervention and prevention initiative. Through this three-year project, Roca will engage over 100 high-risk young people annually (ages 15-18) in Chelsea...
Roca Inc. will receive $998,969 under a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to deliver violence prevention services in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The award is funded through OJJDP's STOP School Violence Program, which aims to improve school security and help prevent violence. Specifically, Roca will partner with Chelsea Public Schools to provide trauma-informed training to school staff and implement a cognitive...
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 Questar III Board of Cooperative Educational Services was awarded $541,818 under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) Formula Grant by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will support the New York Safe Start Project through September 2024 to provide evidence-based technology packages improving safety at 28 schools across 11 districts in New York. Specifically, Questar III will partner with the...
The North Rose-Wolcott Central School District received a $998,826 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence program. The 3-year grant, beginning October 1, 2023, will fund the district's "Improving School Safety Through Early Intervention Initiative." This program will serve 9th and 10th grade students at risk of not graduating or dropping out through a targeted alternative high school model focused on...
The Lake County Regional Office of Education #34 (LCOE) will use a $1 million Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to deliver services under the STOP School Violence Program. LCOE oversees 214 schools and 110,000 students across Illinois and will provide statewide web-based school safety training hosted on its website. Training will focus on preventing school violence, including strategies to improve school climate. LCOE...