This $999,951 Cooperative Agreement awarded on October 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) will enable the University of Maryland, Baltimore to implement the "Building School Capacity in Baltimore City -- Reducing Youth Violence through Multi-Tiered Systems of Support" project. The project aims to strengthen school safety and partnerships to improve school climate and reduce youth...
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 Cook County Southland Juvenile Justice Council, a non-profit organization, to implement a program focused on reducing school violence and delinquency in south suburban Cook County, Illinois. The program will serve elementary and high school students and aims to improve school climate, address root causes of violence including trauma and...
The City of Baltimore received a $997,351 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The award will support the REIMAGINING YOUTH VIOLENCE: PRIORITIZING PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION initiative under the Community-Based Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.123). Three sub-awards were provided to support services. We Our US Unity Engagement...
The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $963,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to the MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center and MedStar Harbor Hospitals. This 2-year grant will fund the Youth Violence Intervention Program, which targets youth violence and associated behavioral health issues in Southeast Baltimore County and South Baltimore City. The program integrates evidence-based...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Build Inc., a non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois. The grant supports Build Inc.'s implementation of the STOP School Violence Initiative in the underserved Humboldt Park and Garfield Park communities of Chicago. Key project activities include delivering conflict resolution training, organizing mediations, providing mentoring, and other violence...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Justice Innovation Inc., doing business as the Center for Justice Innovation, to implement the Youth Justice Initiative at South Brooklyn Community High School and John Jay School for Law. Over the 3-year grant period from October 2023 to September 2026, the Youth Justice Initiative aims to prevent violence and improve school climate by replacing punitive disciplinary...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $999,383 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to SGA Youth & Family Services, NFP, a non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of the "Mansueto Safer Together" program is to reduce and prevent violence within Mansueto High School, create a positive learning environment, address the impact of trauma, and build resilience among students, teachers, and the administration. The program...
This Project Grant award of $999,939 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) will enable Lifebridge Community Services, a nonprofit organization in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to implement a three-year school violence prevention program. The program aims to promote trauma-informed practices, social-emotional learning (SEL) programming, and increased access to mental health services in Bridgeport public schools. Key activities...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee. The grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will fund the expansion of the BoldPath program at Vine Magnet Middle School in Knoxville, Tennessee. The BoldPath program integrates evidence-based mentoring, coaching, and other violence prevention services into the middle school setting to help prevent and...
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...