The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has 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. The three-year grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will support SJJC's program to reduce school violence and delinquency in South Suburban Cook County, Illinois. Key program activities include training students, staff, and families to recognize and...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) grant to Arrowleaf, a non-profit organization in Vienna, Illinois. The purpose of this 3-year project grant is to prevent and reduce school violence through community interventions and training for students, school personnel, law enforcement, and caregivers. Key activities include: Developing a youth advisory council and school behavioral threat assessment team to review and update school...
This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) will enable Community Youth Network, Inc. (CYN) to implement a multidisciplinary partnership with Waukegan High School, Waukegan Middle Schools, and youth/parents in Grayslake, Illinois. The primary goals are to reduce youth violence, prevent delinquency and victimization, and improve school safety and climate through...
The Rockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services (RBOCES) received a $1 million Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839) to deliver violence prevention training and services from October 2021 through September 2024. RBOCES will train a minimum of 200 administrators, teachers, mental health professionals and support staff on selective and universal school-based violence prevention strategies....
The Larkspur-Corte Madera School District in Larkspur, California received a $900,890 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will support a range of training initiatives and coordination activities from October 2021 through September 2024 to enhance school safety and violence prevention. Specifically, the district will provide annual active shooter training to all...
The Multicultural Learning Center 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 the development and implementation of multi-disciplinary behavioral threat assessment teams at 17 public charter schools in Los Angeles County, California serving nearly 7,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Specifically, the grant will provide...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 STOP School Violence Program grant to BUILD, Inc. The funding will be used to implement the STOP School Violence Initiative in the underserved Chicago communities of Humboldt Park and Garfield Park. The key project activities include delivering conflict resolution training, organizing mediations, providing mentoring, and offering other violence prevention services. The anticipated outcomes are enhanced...
The Monterey County Office of Education received a $1 million project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence program. The grant will fund implementation of a multi-agency Monterey County Healthy and Safe Schools and Communities Coalition from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Key deliverables include development of a master emergency operations plan to standardize safety protocols across Monterey...
The Oshkosh Area School District received a $986,757 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance STOP School Violence Program. The three-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will fund comprehensive staff training and emergency response planning for the district's 17 schools serving over 9,000 pre-K through 12th-grade students. Specifically, the grant will train up to 350 elementary school staff in the Conscious Discipline approach to classroom management...
The Napa County Office of Education (NCOE) received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) STOP School Violence Program to improve school safety in Napa County. The funding will enable NCOE to establish a multi-disciplinary County Health and School Safety Coalition that will develop standardized emergency response practices, identify and address safety needs, and support the six school districts in Napa County to adopt a coordinated...