The School Board of Palm Beach County has been awarded 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 the Check-In/Check-Out (CICO) program in 174 schools within the district. The goal of the CICO program is to prevent and reduce school violence by improving overall school climate. Key activities include training 1,200 school-based mentors on the...
The Pals of South Florida 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) to implement a school violence prevention initiative across five South Florida communities from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The key products and services to be delivered include implementing Positive Action and Kindergarten Cop curriculums for grades K-12; establishing mental...
This $729,545 three-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), will fund the Long Beach Research Foundation to develop and evaluate a multitiered system of supports (MTSS) focused on positive school climate to improve safety and reduce violence at McKinley Elementary School in Long Beach, California. The MTSS program aims to encourage positive student behavior through differentiated attention based on...
The Poway Unified School District 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) to enhance implementation of behavioral threat assessment teams across the district's 39 schools through September 30, 2025. The district will provide high-quality eLearning training modules and interactive virtual or in-person team learning components to build and strengthen...
The Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant funds Project CARE (Creating a Respectful Environment), which aims to enhance school climate, reduce behavior referrals, and curtail suspensions by implementing evidence-based social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies within a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) framework. The...
This $999,685 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA) STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) supports This W.o.r.k.s Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization, in partnering with the Bibb County School District (BCSD) in Georgia to implement evidence-based violence prevention strategies. The key products and services funded under this 3-year grant include: Providing district-wide training and coaching in Restorative Practices and Mental Health First Aid for school...
The Duval County School Board was awarded $999,583 under a Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will support the Duval County STOP School Violence Through Restorative Practices initiative through September 2025. This initiative aims to improve school climate and safety at 20 high-need middle and alternative high schools in Duval County, Florida through restorative practices...
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...
The Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The three-year grant will be used to implement the nationally recognized, evidence-based Rachel's Challenge curriculum at 30 M-DCPS middle schools, reaching over 23,900 students. The Rachel's Challenge program is designed to improve school climate and student mental health by enhancing interpersonal communication...
The University of South Florida received a $1,999,313 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence federal grant program (CFDA 16.839) to scale best practices in threat assessment and violence prevention across Hillsborough County Public Schools from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Under this award, USF will provide coaching and technical assistance to Hillsborough County Public Schools,...