The Stratford Board of Education 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 grant, entitled "INSPIRE (INSTRUCT, NURTURE, SUPPORT, PROMOTE, INTEREST, RESTORE, ELEVATE) Students," aims to develop a comprehensive program to address three key predictors of school violence: delinquent/antisocial behavior, ADHD or ADHD-like symptoms, and childhood maltreatment. The primary activities of the...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $999,939 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Lifebridge Community Services, Inc., a non-profit organization in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The three-year grant will support the implementation of a comprehensive school violence prevention program in Bridgeport public schools. The program aims to promote trauma-informed practices, social-emotional learning (SEL) programming, and increased...
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 Windsor Central School District was awarded a $426,434 Formula 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 multi-tiered system of supports and trauma-informed programming from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The district will provide universal social-emotional learning curricula for grades K-12, screen all students semi-annually for additional service needs using a...
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 Wholistic Stress Control Institute, 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 federal grant program (CFDA 16.839). The goal of the grant is to improve school security and prevent violence by providing evidence-based violence prevention training to at least 1,200 middle and high school students and 90 teachers in Fulton and Coweta Counties, Georgia over the three-year period...
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 Laconia School District received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement the "Building Bridges to Safe Schools" initiative. This three-year project aims to reduce school violence, promote a positive climate, increase safety, and expand access to behavioral and mental health services for students. Key activities include implementing restorative justice practices, providing crisis prevention and...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to After-School All-Stars, doing business as Inner City Games Foundation, under the STOP School Violence grant program (CFDA 16.839). The funding will support a 3-year project to reduce violence and improve safety in high-need communities surrounding 5 Title I school sites in Newark, New Jersey. Through after-school mentoring, social-emotional learning, and...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded Newark Community Street Team Inc. a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Funds will support the hiring of Training and Interventionist Navigators to provide services including mental health first aid training, school climate assessment planning, and violence prevention activities to approximately 300 opportunity youth...