Project Grant H79SP019620

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has awarded a $933,524 Cooperative Agreement to RTI International to conduct an implementation and outcome study of the Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act of 2018 grants. The STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) provides funding to enhance school safety and prevent violence in K-12 settings through evidence-based strategies. The study will examine the types of interventions proposed and implemented by STOP grant...

Summary The CARE Coalition's STOP Project, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243), delivers comprehensive underage drinking prevention services to Transylvania County, North Carolina. The project, awarded $179,262.00 on September 30, 2025, targets approximately 1,893 youth in grades 6-12...

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 U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Collaborative Solutions for Communities (CSC), a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support CSC in delivering a comprehensive range of school safety services, including training for school personnel and students, violence intervention...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP (Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing) School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) aims to prevent and reduce school violence in Alexander, Pulaski, and Johnson County, Illinois. The primary activities include: developing a youth advisory council and school behavioral threat assessment team to improve school climate; training students, school personnel, law enforcement, and...

The Safe Stop Program for Juneau County, Wisconsin, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243), received a $120,000 project grant awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2029. The program targets underage drinking reduction among 14-19 year-olds across Juneau County's...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to The Help Coalition (THC) and their community partners. The 3-year project will serve 1,200 Jefferson County, Alabama public school students and 90 teachers by providing evidence-based instruction in violence prevention and related activities. Key program elements include: Delivering violence prevention training to at least 1,200 middle and high school students...

The River Trails School District 26 received a $58,474 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence federal grant program (CFDA 16.839). The award period is from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2022 and will fund the delivery of CPTED security and threat assessment and crisis intervention plan update services. The goal of the STOP School Violence program is to improve school security by providing...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $811,316 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence program to Fordham University's Graduate School of Education. Over a 36-month period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, the project will serve 480 participants, including 240 K-12 students and 240 school personnel across three high-need school districts in New York City. The interventions will focus on mental health strategies, evidence-based techniques for improving school climate and...

The federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) supports Gestalt Community Schools, a network of five K-12 college-preparatory public charter schools in Memphis, Tennessee. The grant aims to enhance school safety and prevent violence by implementing a comprehensive approach that includes behavior intervention training, crisis prevention, installation of security technologies, mental health supports, and an anonymous...