Cooperative Agreement NU87PS004122

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs (CFDA 93.136) will provide $125,000.00 to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029 to support the Texas Youth Risk Factor Surveillance System Component 3, State, Territorial, and Tribal School-Based Surveillance. The key products and services to be delivered under...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Justice under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839) provides $846,618.00 to WestEd and the Texas School Safety Center to conduct a mixed-methods study examining the early-stage implementation and outcomes of a school-based statewide safe firearms storage message campaign in Texas. The study aims to collect cross-sectional survey data from approximately 900 school administrators and parents to assess their perceptions, exposure, and...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $999,835 STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) grant to the Region VII Education Service Center (ESC) in Kilgore, Texas. The grant will support the East Texas School Safety Initiative (ETSSI), which aims to improve safety and wellness conditions for high-poverty school districts in the region. The key products and services to be delivered under this project grant include: Providing an anonymous reporting system (ARS) with trauma-informed...

The Texas Education Service Center Region 16 (ESC16) received a $999,998 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund the Texas School Safety Project (TSSP), which will provide trauma-informed, healing-centered interventions to improve school climate and connect 38,375 students in 43 school districts across the Texas Panhandle with crisis resources and services. Key program...

The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) of Texas was awarded a $4,494,378 Formula Grant from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Title V State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.235) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. This grant supports the implementation of evidence-based prevention education curricula and outreach services designed to promote healthy behaviors and reduce sexual risk-taking among youth ages 10 to 19...

The Department of Education Tennessee has been awarded a $100,000 per year Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Cooperative Agreements to Promote Adolescent Health through School-Based HIV/STD Prevention and School-Based Surveillance program (CFDA 93.079). The purpose of this five-year award, with a project period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029, is to conduct the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) in odd calendar years and the School...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,390,693 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Texas School Safety Center (TXSSC) at Texas State University. The funding will support the development and delivery of a statewide virtual training program to address teacher victimization in Texas K-12 public and charter schools, prioritizing districts serving larger numbers of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The training will equip school...

This $1,156,440 Project Grant was awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The grant funds a 5-year study to evaluate the effectiveness of the ICHAMPSS 2.0 implementation strategy in increasing the adoption, implementation, reach, and maintenance of evidence-based sexual health programs in 15 school districts in South Texas. The goal is to scale up effective sexual...

Texas State University received a $1,560,987 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 university's Texas School Safety Center to expand its Operationalizing School Behavioral Threat Assessment (OSBTA) workshops. The workshops will provide technical assistance to at least 30% of public school districts in Texas, prioritizing those with heightened needs such as...

The Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) in Houston, Texas received a $930,947 Project Grant over three years from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will be used to implement evidence-based Behavioral Threat Assessment (BTA) programs in three school districts and one charter school in Harris County. The project aims to create robust BTA programs based on the U.S. Secret Service National Threat...