The Caddo Parish School Board (CPSB) in Louisiana received a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The funding will enable CPSB to partner with the nonprofit Volunteers for Youth Justice (VYJ) to expand and enhance the capacity of schools to prevent, intervene, and address high levels of violence in schools and the surrounding community. CPSB will...
This federal Project Grant award of $375,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) will enable the Caddo Parish School Board (CPSB) to implement evidence-based programs to improve school security and promote a positive learning environment. The funding will be used by CPSB to enhance school safety through training, technology, and...
The Lincoln Parish School Board received a $500,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program to implement the School Violence Prevention Program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Funding will support evidence-based programs and school safety technologies to improve security and foster a positive learning environment for students in Ruston, Louisiana. The COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program...
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office (LPSO) received a $107,700 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office to implement the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP). The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Under the COPS Office Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), LPSO will use the funding to improve school security and promote a positive learning environment through...
The Acadia Parish School Board received a $350,700 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program to implement the School Violence Prevention Program. The grant will support evidence-based programs through 2025 to improve school security and foster a positive learning environment. Specifically, the School Violence Prevention Program grant funds will be used to advance the COPS Office's mission of enhancing public safety through community...
The $476,520 School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (CFDA 16.710), will be used by the Pine Bluff School District 3 to implement evidence-based programs to improve school security and promote a positive learning environment for all students. The funding will support the district's efforts to enhance safety and security measures at schools within its jurisdiction, including through the use of...
The Coeur D'Alene School District 271 was awarded $364,384 by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to deliver evidence-based anti-violence training programs to staff, administrators, and students through September 2025. The District will implement programs focused on social-emotional learning, suicide prevention, bullying prevention, violence prevention, and emergency preparedness to increase school safety. Training will...
The Chester Upland School District (CUSD) received a $999,495 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 grant will fund a comprehensive school violence prevention initiative over a 3-year period from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026. The key activities to be delivered include: Training for all school staff on strategies to prevent school violence, including restorative practices...
This Project Grant award, totaling $999,681.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The purpose of the grant is to partner with three middle schools and two high schools in New Orleans to implement trauma-informed approaches and community violence intervention strategies. Over three years, the project will directly engage 66 students in grades 7-12 and 54 parents to improve school climate, reduce...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to Lewiston Public Schools located in Lewiston, Maine. The funding will be used by the school district to implement evidence-based programs to improve school security and promote a positive learning environment for all students through the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP)....
The Caddo Parish Public Schools (CPPS) in Shreveport, Louisiana was awarded a $997,275 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The three-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will fund a comprehensive violence prevention initiative across nine targeted school sites. Key activities include providing evidence-based prevention training for all students, improving overall school climate and equipping faculty and students with knowledge and skills on violence prevention techniques, and increasing the capacity of parents and community members to engage in best practices for violence prevention. The goal is to decrease physical, emotional, psychological, and cultural violence, reduce suspensions and absenteeism, and improve school climate through a grassroots, trauma-informed approach that promotes inclusivity, equity, and empowerment within the Caddo Parish community.