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 Cook County Southland Juvenile Justice Council (SJJC), a non-profit organization, to reduce school violence and delinquency in South Suburban Cook County. The 3-year grant, starting on October 1, 2024, will fund a comprehensive program to address the root causes of violence, including poverty, lack of mental health resources, and...
This $999,860 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) will support the "Un Paso Adelante" initiative by La Familia Counseling Service, a non-profit organization. The project aims to enhance school safety and prevent violence in the Riverbank Unified School District (RUSD) in Stanislaus County and the Hilmar Unified School District (HUSD) in Merced County, California. Key services to be provided include...
The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1,000,000 STOP School Violence Program grant to Avance Schools, Inc., a non-profit organization operating a consortium of 16 public charter schools serving 6,549 students in Los Angeles County, California. The grant funding will enable the implementation of several initiatives to prevent and reduce school violence, including: Deploying technology solutions such as an anonymous reporting system (WeTip) and an incident command...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Scholarship Prep in Santa Ana, CA. The purpose of this 3-year project is to develop a multi-tiered, trauma-informed approach to address the traumas of vulnerable youth, especially those experiencing homelessness, in order to prevent and respond to community violence. Key project activities include...
The City and County of San Francisco was 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 enhance the San Francisco School Crisis Support Coordination Project to improve school climate and safety in the San Francisco Unified School District. Key activities include hiring additional staff, purchasing data collection software, developing a youth violence prevention public...
The Multicultural Learning Center 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). The grant will fund the development and implementation of multi-disciplinary behavioral threat assessment teams at 17 public charter schools in Los Angeles County, California serving nearly 7,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Specifically, the grant will provide...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Elwyn of Pennsylvania and Delaware, a non-profit organization. The grant, effective October 1, 2024, supports the "Safety, Outreach, and Accessibility for Resilience in Schools (S.O.A.R.)" project, which aims to create a safer and more supportive learning environment by reducing school violence and mental health crises. Key activities include implementing...
This $999,981 project grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), will support the "Un Paso Adelante" initiative delivered by The Alliance For Community Wellness (doing business as La Familia Counseling Service). The project will provide mental health services, violence prevention programming, and staff training to two school districts - Patterson Unified School District in Stanislaus County and Winston Unified School...
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 aims to implement the STOP School Violence Initiative in the underserved communities of Humboldt Park and Garfield Park. Key project activities include delivering conflict resolution training, organizing mediations, providing mentoring, and other violence prevention services. The anticipated...
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...