Project Grant 15JCOPS23GG04903MUMU
- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) in Uvalde, Texas. The grant will fund the implementation of the Uvalde Unity Project, a comprehensive trauma-recovery model that will provide focused support for 360 students and broad interventions reaching 720 students in grades 1 through 9 who were impacted by mass violence....
- The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (Uvalde Cisd) received a $1.5 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the School Safety National Activities program (CFDA 84.184). The grant will support Uvalde Cisd's delivery of emergency response and violence prevention services from May 2023 through July 2024. Specifically, funding will aid trauma counseling and safety improvements to help students in Uvalde,...
- The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Justice under the Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve program (CFDA 16.321). This 24-month grant will fund research to better understand and address the critical, persistent needs of the Uvalde, Texas community following the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. The key products and services to be delivered include: Completing a community needs assessment through interviews with...
- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) to implement the Safe Horizons program. The Safe Horizons program aims to address the increase in behavioral issues, including fighting/mutual combat, that EPISD schools have experienced since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will be piloted at four of EPISD's most economically...
- The U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Office awarded $442,400 to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District through the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025. The funding will support the School Violence Prevention Program, which aims to improve security at schools and on school grounds through evidence-based programs and technology to enhance school safety...
- The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (HCISD) was awarded a $1,000,000 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to support its "Safe Schools, Bright Futures" initiative. This three-year initiative aims to proactively prevent school violence and foster positive school climates in HCISD's twelve secondary schools. Key activities include hiring two Licensed Master Social...
- The Education Service Center Region XV (ESC15) in San Angelo, Texas was awarded a $915,651 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). ESC15 will lead the Texas School Safety Expansion Project in collaboration with ESC12 to provide trauma-informed, healing-centered interventions to over 100,000 K-12 students across 45 school districts in West-Central Texas. Services will include a...
- This $999,981 project grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), will support the "Un Paso Adelante" initiative delivered by The Alliance For Community Wellness (doing business as La Familia Counseling Service). The project will provide mental health services, violence prevention programming, and staff training to two school districts - Patterson Unified School District in Stanislaus County and Winston Unified School...
- This Project Grant award of $999,860.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) will support the "Un Paso Adelante" initiative by La Familia Central Valley (LFCV), a non-profit organization. The funding will enable LFCV to provide mental health services, staff training, and educational campaigns for students, families, and school personnel in the Riverbank Unified School District (RUSD) and Hilmar...
- The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1,000,000 STOP School Violence Program grant to Avance Schools, Inc., a non-profit organization operating a consortium of 16 public charter schools serving 6,549 students in Los Angeles County, California. The grant funding will enable the implementation of several initiatives to prevent and reduce school violence, including: Deploying technology solutions such as an anonymous reporting system (WeTip) and an incident command...
THE UVALDE COMMUNITY REMAINS DEVASTATED BY THE TRAGEDY AND HAS LOST ITS SENSE OF INNOCENCE. MOST HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE THAT THE SCHOOLS ARE A SAFE PLACE FOR THEIR STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL SHOOTING HAD A TRAUMATIC IMPACT ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE COMMUNITY, THE STUDENTS, AND THE STAFF. A SENSE OF NORMALCY, TRADITION, AND HISTORY HAS BEEN LOST, AFFECTING THE UCISD CHILDREN, STAFF, AND PARENTS. THE TRAGEDY THAT TOOK NINETEEN STUDENTS' LIVES AND TWO TEACHERS' LIVES ON MAY 24, 2022, DAMAGED THE COMMUNITYS CHILDRENS HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THIS EVENT EXPOSED STUDENTS TO VIOLENCE IN THE MOST HORRIFIC MANNER THAT ANYONE CAN IMAGINE. IT WILL TAKE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME TO IDENTIFY THE IMPACT IT HAS ON THESE INDIVIDUALS. PSYCHOLOGICALLY, THE STUDENTS WILL BE AFFECTED AT VARIOUS LEVELS AND THE TIME TO HEAL WILL VARY FROM STUDENT TO STUDENT. THIS IS IMPACTFUL TO THE OVERALL ACADEMIC PROGRESS OF THE STUDENTS, THE ABSENTEEISM THAT MIGHT FOLLOW, AND GRADUATION AND DROP-OUT RATES THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRAUMA WITNESSED AT THE SCHOOL. THISAWARD TO UVALDE CISD WILL BE VERY IMPACTFUL TO THE WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. THE PURPOSEFUL EXPENDITURES WILL SUPPLY THE COMMUNITY WITH SAFETY FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. THE AVAILABILITY TO HIRE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS AND PURCHASE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIESTO SUSTAIN THE SAFETY FOR OUR STUDENTS, THE CONSISTENCY OF INSTRUCTION AND SPACE WITHIN THE CAMPUSES. THE HIRING OF ADDITIONAL OFFICERS AND CAMPUS MONITORS WILL PROVIDEOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY WITH A CONSTANT POLICE PRESENCE AT THE DISTRICT. THE NEED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROVIDE THEIR SERVICES AT CAMPUSES, DISTRICT OFFICES, ON FIELD TRIPS, AND AT PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE MORALE AND WILL SUSTAINTHE MAJORITY OF OUR ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS AT UCISD. THE TURNOVER RATE FOR TEACHERS WAS ALSO NOT HIGH DUE TO THE THIS YEARS INCREASE OF POLICE PROTECTION. THERE IS STILL A CONTINUOUS NEED FOR ADDITIONAL DISTRICT POLICE OFFICERS SO THAT WE CAN INCREASE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE ON THE REMAINING CAMPUSES. THIS PRESENCE WILL ASSIST TO CALM STUDENTS, STAFF, AND THE COMMUNITY WITH THE FEARS THAT EXIST AT OUR NINE CAMPUSES IN THE DISTRICT.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 11/2/23 |