Project Grant 2018YSBX0003

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) grant to Allendale County Public Schools (Allendale, SC) to implement a comprehensive school violence prevention and response initiative. The 3-year project period will enable Allendale County Schools to: (1) expand access to behavioral health services and support staff for students in crisis; (2) promote a positive school climate and enhance safety through...

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the STOP (Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing) School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Family Wellness Outreach Center of Mississippi, Inc. The project will be implemented in partnership with the Columbus Municipal School District in Lowndes County, Mississippi. The key project activities include: Improving school capacity to prevent and...

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's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP (Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing) School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Cook County Southland Juvenile Justice Council (SJJC), a nonprofit organization. The funding will support a comprehensive program to decrease juvenile delinquency and school violence in South Suburban Cook County, a historically disinvested and majority-minority community. Key program...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence program to The Help Coalition (THC) and their community partners in Jefferson County, Alabama. The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will serve 1,200 middle and high school students and 90 teachers by providing evidence-based instruction in violence prevention and mental health awareness. Key activities include recruiting and training at least 4 student peer...

The U.S. Department of Justice's 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 Families & Youth Inc. to implement integrated, multi-tiered school-based systems of support to address school violence in three target schools within the Las Cruces Public Schools district. The project aims to develop comprehensive, trauma-informed, and evidence-based violence reduction strategies,...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $997,275 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Caddo Parish School Board (CPSB) in Shreveport, Louisiana. The grant will fund a 3-year initiative to implement an ecological, grassroots violence prevention program at 9 targeted school sites serving 38,832 students. Key objectives include: 1) Increasing evidence-based prevention training for all students to reduce school violence and...

The Sandy Hook Promise Foundation (SHP) and Pennsylvania State Department of Education will use an $837,572 project grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement the Start With Hello school violence prevention program in 80 middle and high schools across Pennsylvania from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The funding supports the STOP School Violence Program, which aims to improve school security and help prevent violence by training school personnel and...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $982,143 Cooperative Agreement under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Corporation Odyssey Family Counseling Center. The project aims to support and expand evidence-based violence prevention training for students, teachers, parents, and other school volunteers to promote a positive school environment and increase school safety. Key objectives include establishing a...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to San Diego Youth Services (SDYS) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The 3-year project aims to reduce school violence and its impact on students attending the STEAM Academy at La Presa Middle School in San Diego, California. Key activities include: (1) providing student support groups using evidence-based curricula to at-risk subpopulations,...