FY21 school violence prevention program (svpp)

The Fairfax County Public Schools received a $478,673 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. This 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, non-profits, businesses, and other government stakeholders. Specifically, the School Violence Prevention Program will engage in proactive problem-solving efforts like identifying and prioritizing safety issues in schools, analyzing their causes, developing evidence-based solutions, and assessing the effectiveness of responses, with the goal of building trust and preventing violence through community-focused approaches.