Project Grant 2013DJBX0838

The National Science Foundation awarded a $120,000 two-year Project Grant to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070). The grant will support the development of emergency response and evacuation training for active shooter events through collaborative research between the University and other partners. The training aims to enhance preparedness and safety for active threats on campuses and in other community...

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 City of San Diego Police Department (SDPD) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to implement a virtual reality training system for immersive, scenario-based instruction in de-escalation, crisis intervention, mental health crisis response, and disability awareness. Additionally, a mixed...

The Colorado Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management was awarded a $1,992,085 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program. The grant will support standardized training for 150 school resource officers, 30 SRO supervisors, and 105 multidisciplinary school safety teams on best practices for school-based law enforcement, threat assessment, and information...

The Self Awareness and Recovery (SAR) was awarded a $999,999 cooperative agreement by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). SAR will lead a multidisciplinary, multi-agency collaborative team to deliver intensive case management, trauma healing programs, intervention tactics at school sites, referrals and recommendations for students, and "backpack" support...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice, funded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738), provides $985,776 to the University of Massachusetts Lowell to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the impact of Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws on preventing mass public shootings in the United States. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of ERPO policies and procedures, examine the social...

The Amador County Sheriffs Office was awarded a $350,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to implement a scenario-based training program that improves law enforcement response to individuals in crisis. The program focuses on de-escalation tactics and behavioral health interventions to reduce unnecessary use of force....

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services (ACDHS) was awarded a $1,999,998 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045). The grant funds will be used to implement the Rapid Employment and Development Initiative (READI) program, an evidence-based model focused on reducing violence among high-risk individuals in three target communities in Allegheny County,...

The Sacramento Police Department (SPD) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant through the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will support the development and implementation of the DRIVR program: De-Escalation and Results in Virtual Reality. The DRIVR program aims to enhance officer training and community engagement by providing virtual reality scenarios for officers to practice de-escalation techniques and...

The Dallas Police Department was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The funding will be used to elevate and institutionalize high-quality training in de-escalation, crisis intervention, and use-of-force response for law enforcement and support personnel. This will be achieved through the development and expansion...