Project Grant S184H220016

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 Allen County Board of Education in Scottsville, Kentucky to hire three full-time Registered Behavior Technicians as Behavioral Support Specialists. These specialists will provide applied behavior analysis services, in-classroom interventions, and additional supports for students in need across the district. They will also deliver...

The Broward Sheriff's Office will utilize $1 million from the Department of Justice's STOP School Violence Program to hire three licensed behavioral health therapists to provide threat assessment and management services through September 2025. As part of the STOP School Violence Program's objective to improve school security, the therapists will be assigned to the Broward Sheriff's Office Threat Management Division to work with detectives when threats are identified and collaborate with school...

The Stratford Board of Education received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The purpose of the grant is to implement the INSPIRE (Instruct, Nurture, Support, Promote, Interest, Restore, Elevate) Students program, which aims to address three key predictors of school violence: delinquent/antisocial behavior, ADHD or ADHD-like symptoms, and childhood maltreatment. The program will...

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

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 Scholarship Prep in Santa Ana, CA. The purpose of the project is to develop a multi-tiered, trauma-informed, cross-agency approach to address the traumas of vulnerable youth, especially those experiencing homelessness, in order to prevent and respond to community violence. Key project activities include...

This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) provides $498,399 to the Marshall University Research Corporation (MURC) to address a shortage of qualified mental health providers in West Virginia schools. The "Equipping Providers" program will enable 15 school psychology candidates to spend more time in schools providing evidence-based interventions to PK-12 students with...

This $862,177 federal 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 Windsor Central School District in New York to enhance school safety and student mental health supports. The key components include: Hiring one additional social worker and one school psychologist to provide school-based mental health services and referrals. Providing training for all teachers and aides in grades PreK-12 on...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's STOP School Violence Program, CFDA 16.839, will enable the Smoky Hill Education Service Center (Smoky Hill ESC) to deliver expanded trauma-informed services to 33,735 students and roll out its proven safety and wellness model to an additional 11,516 students from three new partner school districts. The key products and services to be delivered include: A trauma-informed version of Kansas' anonymous reporting system (ARS)...

This federal Project Grant award of $691,267 from the U.S. Department of Education's School Safety National Activities (CFDA 84.184) program is intended to support PROJECT PROSPERS, an initiative by the Fulton County Board of Education to prioritize the recruitment and retention of school psychologists in order to expand mental health resources for students. The grant funding will be used by the school district to implement strategies that enhance the availability of qualified mental health...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 a $998,790 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to enhance school safety and create a supportive school climate through evidence-based solutions and a trauma-informed approach. The key products and services to be delivered include: Hiring two Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) coordinators and two social workers by December 2024 to address students'...