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 Laveen School District 59 five hundred thousand dollars on October 1, 2025, under the School Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.071) to improve security at schools and on school grounds through evidence-based school safety programs. The award funds implementation of measures including coordination with local law enforcement, training for local law enforcement officers to prevent student violence, placement of metal detectors, locks, lighting and other deterrent measures, and acquisition and installation of emergency notification technology. Laveen School District 59, a local government educational entity located in Laveen Village, Phoenix, Arizona, is the recipient. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Laveen Village, Phoenix, Arizona. The School Violence Prevention Program provides funding directly to states, units of local government, Indian tribes, and their public agencies for a standard period of three years, with extensions considered on a case-by-case basis for up to twelve additional months. Recipients must submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly SF-425 federal financial reports, participate in COPS Office monitoring activities, and complete a final closeout report.

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