The Education Service Center Region XV (ESC15) in San Angelo, Texas was awarded a $915,651 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). ESC15 will lead the Texas School Safety Expansion Project in collaboration with ESC12 to provide trauma-informed, healing-centered interventions to over 100,000 K-12 students across 45 school districts in West-Central Texas. Services will include a...
The Region VII Education Service Center (ESC) was awarded a $999,835 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP (Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing) School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund the East Texas School Safety Initiative (ETSSI), which aims to improve safety and wellness conditions for the ESC's high-poverty school district partners in eastern Texas. The ETSSI program will provide an anonymous reporting...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1,390,693 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence program to the Texas School Safety Center (TXSSC) at Texas State University. The grant supports the development and delivery of a statewide virtual training program to address teacher victimization in Texas K-12 public and charter schools, prioritizing districts serving larger numbers of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The training will equip school administrators with strategies...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Collaborative Solutions for Communities (CSC), a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support CSC in delivering a comprehensive range of school safety services, including training for school personnel and students, violence intervention...
This $930,947 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) will enable the Harris County Department of Education's Center for Safe and Secure Schools (CSSS), in collaboration with Public Consulting Group and WestEd's Justice and Prevention Research Center, to implement comprehensive behavioral threat assessment (BTA) programs in three school districts and one charter school system in Harris...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) in Uvalde, Texas. The grant will fund the implementation of the Uvalde Unity Project, a comprehensive trauma-recovery model that will provide focused support for 360 students and broad interventions reaching 720 students in grades 1 through 9 who were impacted by mass violence....
Texas State University received a $1,560,987 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The funding will support the university's Texas School Safety Center to expand its Operationalizing School Behavioral Threat Assessment (OSBTA) workshops. The workshops will provide technical assistance to at least 30% of public school districts in Texas, prioritizing those with heightened needs such as...
The Mesquite Independent School District was awarded a $923,672 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's STOP (Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing) School Violence Program. The grant will fund a comprehensive support system for students facing various forms of adversity, including exposure to school, family, and community violence. Key activities include implementing the Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavioral Risk Screener to identify high-need students, providing...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) to implement the Safe Horizons program. The Safe Horizons program aims to address the increase in behavioral issues, including fighting/mutual combat, that EPISD schools have experienced since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will be piloted at four of EPISD's most economically...
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...