The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded Arizona State University (ASU) a $1,999,999 STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) project grant. The 3-year project will develop professional learning courses and training for school resource officers (SROs), administrators, school mental health professionals (SMHPs), teachers, and the general public on school safety and violence prevention strategies. Specifically, ASU will convene stakeholders to map out...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA #16.839) to The Help Coalition (THC) and their community partners to provide the Students Avoiding Violence via Empowerment (SAVE) project. This 3-year grant, which began on October 1, 2024, will serve 1,200 students and 90 teachers in Jefferson County, Alabama public schools. The project will deliver evidence-based instruction in violence prevention and mental health...
The U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839) to the Cook County Southland Juvenile Justice Council (SJJC), a non-profit organization, to decrease juvenile delinquency and school violence in South Suburban Cook County, Illinois. The 3-year grant, beginning October 1, 2024, will fund a program to assist elementary and high school students, staff, and families in recognizing, intervening, and preventing violent...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839) to Arrowleaf, a non-profit organization based in Vienna, Illinois. The grant will fund a 3-year initiative to prevent and reduce school violence through community interventions and training for students, school personnel, law enforcement, and caregivers in Alexander, Pulaski, and Johnson counties. Key activities include developing school safety plans, providing...
This Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), provides $1,785,773 to The Pennsylvania State University to implement a program aimed at stopping school violence, improving school climate, and advancing equity in violence prevention for underserved communities. The key products and services to be delivered include: Development of a STOP School Violence Platform (SSVP) containing custom-based education and training...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 STOP School Violence Program grant to Collaborative Solutions for Communities (CSC), a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. The three-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will fund a comprehensive program focused on implementing evidence-based educational curricula, violence intervention and prevention strategies, and training for school personnel and students. The key components of the program include the Trauma,...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $982,143 Cooperative Agreement under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Corporation Odyssey Family Counseling Center. The project aims to support and expand evidence-based violence prevention training for students, teachers, parents, and other school volunteers to promote a positive school environment and increase school safety. Key objectives include establishing a...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $999,383 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839) to SGA Youth & Family Services, NFP to implement the Mansueto Safer Together program. This 3-year initiative aims to reduce violence and improve the learning environment at Mansueto High School in the Brighton Park community of Chicago. The program utilizes a trauma-informed, resilience-oriented approach to enhance school safety and climate through a combination of...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $811,316 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence program to Fordham University's Graduate School of Education. Over a 36-month period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, the project will serve 480 participants, including 240 K-12 students and 240 school personnel across three high-need school districts in New York City. The interventions will focus on mental health strategies, evidence-based techniques for improving school climate and...
The Colorado Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management was awarded a $1,992,085 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program. The grant will support standardized training for 150 school resource officers, 30 SRO supervisors, and 105 multidisciplinary school safety teams on best practices for school-based law enforcement, threat assessment, and information...