FY21 school violence prevention program (svpp)

The Scott County School District received a $443,544 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on October 1, 2021 to implement the School Violence Prevention Program through September 30, 2024. The grant funding supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, which provides assistance to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to develop community policing strategies through collaborative partnerships with community members, organizations, and businesses. Through this award, the Scott County School District will work with local law enforcement and other stakeholders to develop and evaluate solutions to prevent and reduce school violence using a problem-oriented policing approach, with a focus on the immediate conditions that contribute to public safety issues in schools.