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 Castle Rock School District 401 $500,000 under the School Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.071) on October 1, 2025, to implement evidence-based programs that improve school security through coordination with local law enforcement, officer training to prevent student violence, installation of physical security measures including metal detectors and enhanced lighting, and deployment of technology for emergency notification systems. The award period runs through September 30, 2028, with performance and implementation at Castle Rock, Washington. The School Violence Prevention Program funds units of local government and their public agencies to enhance security at schools and on school grounds, with eligible uses including any measure the COPS Office Director determines will significantly improve security. Recipients must submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly federal financial reports, and remain subject to monitoring activities by the COPS Office, Office of the Inspector General, and designated entities to verify compliance with nonsupplanting requirements and programmatic and financial conditions.

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