FY21 school violence prevention program (SVPP)

The Rose Bud School District 35 was awarded a $217,664 Project Grant 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 funding supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, which provides assistance to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to develop partnerships and employ problem-solving techniques to proactively address public safety issues such as crime and social disorder through community policing strategies. With this award, the Rose Bud School District will work collaboratively with community members, nonprofit organizations, and local law enforcement to develop and evaluate effective responses to prioritized safety problems affecting schools in Rose Bud, Arkansas, with a focus on the immediate conditions that relate to incidents of crime and fear of crime on school grounds.