The Maine-Endwell Central School District in Broome County, New York, was awarded a $709,959 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement a violence prevention program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The District will provide extensive training to staff on topics such as comprehensive school threat assessment, suicide awareness, mental health first aid, de-escalation techniques, and...
This $626,266 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), will fund a multi-pronged intervention approach to address at-risk students in the Genesee Valley Central School District in Belmont, New York. A Crisis Intervention Team comprising a school social worker, law enforcement, and licensed mental health counselor will use family conferencing to engage youth, families, and...
This $862,177 federal 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 Windsor Central School District in New York to enhance school safety and student mental health supports. The key components include: Hiring one additional social worker and one school psychologist to provide school-based mental health services and referrals. Providing training for all teachers and aides in grades PreK-12 on...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded $1,000,000 to P2L Pathways To Leadership, Inc. under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839) on September 1, 2022 for a cooperative agreement ending September 30, 2025. Under this award, P2L Pathways To Leadership will implement the PREP (Peace, Respect, Equity and Purpose) project in partnership with three New York City Department of Education Title I schools...
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 County of Westchester, New York received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund the implementation of "Project STRIV" (Schools Transforming Real Interventions to Violence) to develop and enhance multidisciplinary behavioral threat assessment and intervention teams in four Westchester County school districts. Key activities include providing...
The Student Assistance Services Corporation was awarded a $997,159 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The award will support Project P.A.V.E., a partnership between SAS, the Yonkers Public Schools, and My Brother's Keeper to implement a comprehensive set of strategies to prevent and reduce youth violence in Yonkers, New York through September...
The Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Ulster County (BOCES) was awarded $402,770 under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) administered by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. Over three years, BOCES will enhance development and deployment of multidisciplinary threat assessment teams across eight school districts through eLearning training on the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines model. This training will build and strengthen knowledge...
The Sodus Central School District was awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) on October 1, 2023. The funding will support a collaborative effort with the Wayne County Partnership, Ibero, Finger Lakes Community Action, and Wayne County Pre-Trial to provide comprehensive services to over 2,000 students across six high-need rural school districts in Wayne...
The Rockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services (RBOCES) was awarded a $1 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the STOP School Violence program. The funding will support RBOCES and its Partnership for Safe and Healthy Youth (PSHY) multisector partners to expand violence prevention and early intervention programs for at-risk youth in Rockland County, New York through September...