Project Grant NU87PS004198

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283) provides $112,500.00 to the Vermont Agency of Human Services to support school-based surveillance of youth risk behaviors through the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Profiles. The funding will enable the Vermont Agency of Human Services, in partnership with the Vermont Department of Public Safety, to conduct comprehensive...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $445,276 Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program grant to Pro Youth & Families Inc., a non-profit organization based in Sacramento, California. The 3-year project, running from Sep 30, 2024 to Sep 29, 2027, will provide evidence-based educational and intervention programs designed to promote youth wellness, build life skills, and reduce risky behavioral patterns among adolescents,...

The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) was awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) to implement the evidence-based Communities in Schools framework in Ashley, Drew, and Prairie counties in Arkansas. The project, titled "Project STRIVE", aims to enhance schools' ability to address violence through comprehensive training, improved...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a 3-year, $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Family Service of Rhode Island (FSRI) under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839). The project aims to (1) improve school safety and climate, (2) prevent youth violence, delinquency, and victimization, (3) engage families and improve school/family communication, and (4) provide evidence-based practices to address trauma and prevent future...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $441,010 three-year Project Grant to Strategic Solutions For Families, Inc., a non-profit organization in Booneville, Mississippi, under the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.060). This funding supports the organization's "Solid Ground" program series, which provides evidence-based sexual risk avoidance education, violence prevention, substance abuse reduction,...

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,...

This Project Grant awarded by the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Research and Evaluation (R & E) Program (CFDA 16.026) provides $496,834 to the University of Pittsburgh to develop and pilot test a prevention approach tailored for sexual and gender diverse youth (SGDY) and their caregivers. The project aims to address disparities in adolescent relationship abuse among SGDY. The team will collaboratively co-design an intervention informed by theories...

Partners for Rural Impact, Inc. 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). The grant will fund training and capacity building services to improve school safety in Leslie County School District in Hyden, Kentucky through September 2025. Key services include training school staff, law enforcement, and community partners in evidence-based practices like Green...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded $1,000,000 to P2L Pathways To Leadership, Inc. under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839) on September 1, 2022 for a cooperative agreement ending September 30, 2025. Under this award, P2L Pathways To Leadership will implement the PREP (Peace, Respect, Equity and Purpose) project in partnership with three New York City Department of Education Title I schools...

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 Cabarrus Health Alliance (CHA), the local health department for Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to implement a comprehensive school violence prevention initiative for Kannapolis City School District. The project has three key components: 1) Enhanced multidisciplinary team support via screening software and restorative practices...