The Pasadena Independent School District was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The three-year award, made on October 1, 2021 with a completion date of September 30, 2024, will support the district's School Violence Prevention Program. This program aligns with the COPS Office mission of advancing public safety...
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) was awarded a $999,999 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839 STOP School Violence Program) to enhance K-12 school safety and violence prevention efforts. The three-year grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will fund the development and installation of technology solutions to improve communication and intelligence sharing between schools and first responders. It...
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 U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance 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 initiative. The goal of the Safe Horizons program is to promote a safe and nurturing school environment for students in four of EPISD's most economically disadvantaged and lowest-performing schools. The program is based on the Building Assets and Reducing Risks...
The Mesquite Independent School District was awarded a $923,672 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The three-year grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will provide a comprehensive support system for students facing various forms of adversity, including exposure to school, family, and community violence. Key grant activities include implementing evidence-based screening and behavioral threat assessment tools,...
The Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) Center for Safe and Secure Schools (CSSS), in collaboration with Public Consulting Group (PCG) and WestEd's Justice and Prevention Research Center, received a $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). The 3-year award, effective October 1, 2024, will support the implementation of evidence-based behavioral threat assessment (BTA)...
The Texas Education Service Center Region 16 (ESC16) received a $999,998 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund the Texas School Safety Project (TSSP), which will provide trauma-informed, healing-centered interventions to improve school climate and connect 38,375 students in 43 school districts across the Texas Panhandle with crisis resources and services. Key...
This $999,681 federal Project Grant was awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Department of Justice's STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant supports a three-year initiative to implement trauma-informed approaches and community violence intervention strategies in five underserved middle and high schools in New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary goals are to: 1) Partner with the schools to train personnel and educate students and parents on evidence-based...
The Harrisburg School District (HSD) was awarded a $918,815 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant aims to improve school security and safety in the district by training school staff, local police officers, and students to recognize and respond to mental health issues and potential school violence incidents. Key activities include hiring two MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports)...
This $999,939 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839) aims to prevent violence and improve school climate in Bridgeport, Connecticut public schools. Over three years, the lead non-profit organization Lifebridge Community Services will partner with the school district to implement a multi-tiered approach. This includes: 1) Universal training for 165 school personnel on trauma-informed practices...