Project Grant 2014CKBX0012

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $920,882 and awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324), will fund an evaluation of the K-5 Second Step social-emotional learning program and bully prevention unit. The study will assess the impact of these programs on youth violence and school climate among students with and at-risk for disability identification. The University of Missouri System...

This Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839), will evaluate a virtual reality-enhanced version of an evidence-based aggression and bullying prevention program called PRAISE (Preventing Aggression in Schools Everyday) for 3rd-5th grade students and their teachers. The study will conduct a cluster-randomized controlled trial to compare the impact of PRAISE with and without the integration of virtual reality...

This $1,083,944 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Justice under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), supports a four-year, mixed-methods study to assess the implementation and impact of restorative practices in promoting school safety and well-being. The Urban Institute, the prime awardee, will conduct the study in two distinct school district settings - Columbus City Schools in Ohio and Montclair Public Schools in New Jersey. The study will analyze...

This $729,545 three-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), will fund the Long Beach Research Foundation to develop and evaluate a multitiered system of supports (MTSS) focused on positive school climate to improve safety and reduce violence at McKinley Elementary School in Long Beach, California. The MTSS program aims to encourage positive student behavior through differentiated attention based on...

This Project Grant award, funded by the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences through the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324), will support a research project to adapt the Family Check-Up (FCU) intervention for use in the context of school-based threat assessment protocols. The $523,226 award will enable the University of Wisconsin - Madison, as the prime awardee, to collaborate with the University of Oregon to: (1) analyze stakeholder needs and redesign the...

This Project Grant award, totaling $1,199,320, was provided by the National Institute of Justice under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the Colorado Threat Assessment and Management Protocol (CTAMP). The multidisciplinary research team from the University of Colorado will: Perform an implementation and process evaluation of the CTAMP, which is widely used in 118 Colorado school districts, to assess fidelity of implementation and the impact...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $933,524 Cooperative Agreement to RTI International under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to conduct an implementation and outcome study of BJA's STOP grant awards to school districts. The study will examine the types of interventions proposed and implemented under the STOP grants, the extent of implementation, and the impact on school violence, exclusionary discipline, and disciplinary disparities. The goal is to build the...

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...

This $1,000,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839 STOP School Violence Program) will enable the Allen County Board of Education in Scottsville, Kentucky to hire three full-time Registered Behavior Technicians as Behavioral Support Specialists. These specialists will provide applied behavior analysis services, in-classroom interventions, and additional supports for students in need across the district. They will also deliver...

This three-year, $993,276 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance through the STOP School Violence Program will fund the Delaware County Intermediate Unit to provide intensive implementation support for restorative practices in 20 middle schools located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The goal is to address trends of low school connection, lack of prosocial involvement, and student well-being by training school leaders and staff to prioritize...