The Howe Public Schools (HPS) district was awarded a $858,952 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) with a start date of November 1, 2023. The grant will fund a 3-year effort to improve school safety and crisis preparedness at two HPS schools (one elementary and one middle/high school). Key activities include: Transforming the district's school/crisis safety plans into a more fluid and adaptable model to address evolving technology and...
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was awarded a $1,999,970 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement the Little Rock Violence Intervention and Safety Innovative Outreach Network (LR VISION) in Little Rock, Arkansas. The grant will fund advanced safety technologies, including behavioral threat assessments, campus digital mapping, anonymous reporting systems, and comprehensive site assessments to...
The Anchorage School District (ASD) was awarded a $672,250 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement the Project Brighter Futures initiative. The project aims to expand ASD's culturally responsive and trauma-informed integrated threat, suicide, and self-harm assessments and training across the district to reduce school violence and increase connections and services to students and families. Key activities include...
The Homedale School District in rural Idaho was awarded a $844,846 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance STOP School Violence program. The grant, with a period of performance from October 2024 to September 2027, will fund the Homedale Safe Schools Project (HSSP). This initiative aims to implement school-wide positive behavior interventions and supports (SWPBIS) across the district's three school sites, with a focus on strategies to promote school...
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...
Duffy's Hope, Inc. was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to deliver violence prevention programming in four Title I middle and high schools located in high-crime, high-poverty communities in Wilmington, Delaware from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Duffy's Hope will equip teachers and parents with tools to identify and respond to potential risks of...
The Sandy Hook Promise Foundation (SHP) and Pennsylvania State Department of Education will use an $837,572 project grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement the Start With Hello school violence prevention program in 80 middle and high schools across Pennsylvania from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The funding supports the STOP School Violence Program, which aims to improve school security and help prevent violence by training school personnel and...
The Little Rock School District received a $981,706 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The goal of this 3-year project is to enhance the capacity of Mabelvale Middle School to address youth violence through evidence-based prevention and intervention initiatives. Key activities include: Equipping educators with trauma-informed skills and engaging community...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $989,291 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Nueva Esperanza, Inc. (NEI), a Hispanic-led non-profit organization in Philadelphia, PA. The purpose of the 3-year project, titled "Fuerza de Toros: Fostering Wellbeing and Resilience for a Safer Esperanza Community", is to foster resilience and promote positive coping strategies among the 1,600-2,200 students at Esperanza Academy...
The Houston R-I School District was awarded a $360,075 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Funding will support the School Violence Prevention Program, which aims to improve school security and foster a positive learning environment through evidence-based programs and safety technologies. In line with...