Project Grant 2020YSBX0054

The Capital School District (CSD) in Dover, Delaware was awarded a $993,731 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The goal of this 3-year grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, is to prevent school violence in the CSD's 13 K-12 schools serving 6,547 students, 68% of whom are African American or Hispanic and 43% are low-income. The key products and services to be delivered under...

The Camden County Educational Services Commission (CCESC) will receive $873,649 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to deliver school safety solutions from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. CCESC will provide an anonymous reporting system, incident monitoring and emergency response services, social-emotional learning resources, and training to 15 former Abbott...

The Collingswood Public School District received a $602,148 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 funding will support the hiring of two school climate officers who will receive training in nonviolent crisis intervention, verbal de-escalation, and trauma. They will join the existing school safety team in establishing a behavioral threat assessment process to identify and provide...

The Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU) will receive $1 million under a three-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance STOP School Violence program. The grant will support CSIU's Pennsylvania Center for Safe Schools to enhance implementation of behavioral threat assessment teams in school districts statewide through October 2025. Key deliverables include developing an eLearning training platform to instruct...

The Secaucus School District was awarded a $499,980 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant will fund school safety programs and technology from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 to improve security at schools and on school grounds in Secaucus, New Jersey. Specifically, the district will implement evidence-based programs through this funding to enhance...

The Atlantic City Board of Education received a three-year, $494,824 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program to implement the School Violence Prevention Program. This grant supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, which aims to enhance public safety through community policing strategies and collaborative problem-solving between law enforcement and community partners. Under this award, the Atlantic City Board...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $426,583 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to Salem County Special Services School District in Woodstown, New Jersey. The purpose of this grant is to improve security at schools and on school grounds through the implementation of evidence-based school safety programs and technology. Specifically, the funding will be used by...

The Harrisburg School District (HSD) was awarded a $918,815 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant aims to improve school security and safety in the district by training school staff, local police officers, and students to recognize and respond to mental health issues and potential school violence incidents. Key activities include hiring two MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports)...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement to Archway Charter School of Chester Inc, doing business as Chester Community Charter School, under the STOP School Violence program. The three-year award running from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 will support the implementation of five evidence-based activities aimed at improving school security and mental health services for 4,361...

The School District of Philadelphia 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. Funded under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), this three-year award will support evidence-based programs and school safety technologies through September 2025. The grant funds will be used to improve security at schools and on school grounds...