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 (COPS Office) at the Department of Justice awarded North Palos School District 117 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 district will use funding to implement school security measures including coordination with local law enforcement, training for law enforcement officers to prevent student violence, placement and use of metal detectors and other deterrent measures, and acquisition and installation of technology for expedited emergency notification of local law enforcement. The award covers a three-year performance period from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Palos Hills, Illinois. The COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program authorizes funding for these security initiatives as well as any other measure the COPS Office Director determines may provide significant improvement in school security. Recipients must submit programmatic performance reports semiannually and SF-425 federal financial reports quarterly, along with a final closeout report, and must cooperate with COPS Office 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.