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 Community Oriented Policing Program awarded Menominee Indian School District $289,818 on October 1, 2025, under the School Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.071) to improve school security through evidence-based safety programs and technology.

The district will implement measures authorized under SVPP, including coordination with local law enforcement, training for officers to prevent student violence, placement of metal detectors and deterrent infrastructure, acquisition and installation of emergency notification technology, and other security improvements. Performance is scheduled from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, with work taking place in Keshena, Wisconsin.

Menominee Indian School District is a K–12 local government educational entity serving the Menominee Indian Reservation. The district has received prior federal grants from the Department of Education supporting instruction, special education, English language learning, and culturally relevant academic programming.

The School Violence Prevention Program provides three-year awards directly to states, units of local government, Indian tribes, and their public agencies to strengthen school security. Recipients must demonstrate that improvements were developed after consultation with law enforcement officers, mental health professionals, social workers, students, parents, school violence researchers, teachers, and principals to ensure consistency with comprehensive violence prevention approaches tailored to each school's needs. The recipient will submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly financial reports, and must cooperate with DOJ monitoring activities including site visits and compliance reviews.

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