FY21 school violence prevention program (svpp)

The Ririe Joint School District was awarded a $104,260 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 beginning October 1, 2021 will support the Ririe School Violence Prevention Program. Through organizational transformation and problem-solving initiatives, the program will develop collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and school administrators, staff, students, and the Ririe community to identify and reduce safety issues. Key strategies will include implementing community policing philosophies and tactics to systematically address conditions contributing to public safety concerns through evidence-based responses. The grant will also fund personnel and resources to advance these community partnership and proactive problem-solving efforts through September 2024.