The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $487,309 Project Grant through the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Nelson County Board of Education in Bardstown, Kentucky. The grant will fund a 3-year project to enhance school safety and address the issue of school violence in Nelson County's 6th-12th grade schools serving 2,162 students. The project includes three primary activities: 1) training school staff and students on strategies to...
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District was awarded a $802,555 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839 STOP School Violence Program) to train school personnel and educate students on preventing school violence. The 3-year project, which began on October 1, 2023, will provide evidence-based threat assessment training to secondary school teachers, principals, and students to help them recognize, respond to, and prevent acts of...
Partners for Rural Impact, Inc. was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund training and capacity building services to improve school safety in Leslie County School District in Hyden, Kentucky through September 2025. Key services include training school staff, law enforcement, and community partners in evidence-based practices like Green...
The Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, Inc. (MCCC) has been awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will support a partnership between MCCC, the Pike County School District, Pike County Sheriff, and Morehead State University to implement a comprehensive school violence prevention initiative in Pike County, Kentucky. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include:...
The Mckenzie Special School District received a $999,829 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The funding will be used to (1) train school personnel and educate students on preventing school violence and improving school climate, and (2) hire a licensed clinical social worker and three behavior interventionists to provide mental health services and support to students. The new staff will implement...
Fulton County Schools in Atlanta, Georgia received a $996,246 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program. The grant will fund the hiring of four School Community Facilitators who will implement restorative practices and conflict resolution programming in four high schools and their six feeder middle schools located in the county's most violent communities. The Facilitators will receive trauma-informed training to...
This $329,839 School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) on October 1, 2024, will be used by the Elizabethtown Independent Schools district to implement evidence-based programs to improve school security and promote a positive learning environment. The funding, with a performance period through September 30, 2027, will be used to enhance safety at schools and on school grounds...
The Taylor County School District received a $999,952 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program. The grant will enable the district to expand its capacity to implement school climate initiatives, improve safety, and increase student access to mental health care. Key activities include hiring a lead school climate specialist and two additional specialists, implementing two new evidence-based practices and expanding an...
This $1,000,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839 STOP School Violence Program) will enable the Allen County Board of Education in Scottsville, Kentucky to hire three full-time Registered Behavior Technicians as Behavioral Support Specialists. These specialists will provide applied behavior analysis services, in-classroom interventions, and additional supports for students in need across the district. They will also deliver...
This $652,363 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839 STOP School Violence Program) will enable the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) to serve over 20,000 students, families, and staff through violence prevention initiatives. The key products and services delivered through this funding include: Training students to support each other and connect with their school community using Rachel's Challenge programming to build trust and...