The purpose of the cops office school violence prevention program (svpp) is to improve security at schools and on school grounds through school safety programs and technology

The Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program awarded $499,944 to Bisbee Unified School District 2 on October 1, 2025, under the School Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.071) to implement evidence-based security programs and technology at schools in the district's jurisdiction.

The award funds coordination with local law enforcement, training for law enforcement officers to prevent student violence, placement of metal detectors and other deterrent measures, and acquisition and installation of emergency notification technology. Bisbee Unified School District 2, a local government school district in Bisbee, Arizona, receives the funding as the direct recipient. The performance period runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. The School Violence Prevention Program provides three-year awards to states, units of local government, Indian tribes, and their public agencies to improve security at schools and on school grounds through evidence-based school safety programs.

Funding under this award program will be used by the school jurisdiction to implement evidence-based programs to improve school security.