Project Grant S184M220008

The Caddo Parish School Board (CPSB) in Louisiana will partner with the nonprofit Volunteers for Youth Justice (VYJ) to expand and enhance schools' capacity to prevent, intervene, and address high levels of violence in schools and the community. This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) will enable CPSB to hire three school-based mental health specialists and...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $997,275 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Caddo Parish School Board (CPSB) in Shreveport, Louisiana. The grant will fund a 3-year initiative to implement an ecological, grassroots violence prevention program at 9 targeted school sites serving 38,832 students. Key objectives include: 1) Increasing evidence-based prevention training for all students to reduce school violence and...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Caddo Parish School Board in Shreveport, Louisiana. This grant funding will be used by the school district to implement evidence-based programs that improve school security and promote a positive learning environment for all students. The award aims to advance community...

The Acadia Parish School Board received a $350,700 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program to implement the School Violence Prevention Program. The grant will support evidence-based programs through 2025 to improve school security and foster a positive learning environment. Specifically, the School Violence Prevention Program grant funds will be used to advance the COPS Office's mission of enhancing public safety through community...

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

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 The Council on At-Risk Youth (CARY), a non-profit organization. The project aims to implement a comprehensive, trauma-informed, and evidence-based school-based violence prevention and intervention program across five middle and high schools in the Austin and Manor Independent School Districts in Texas....

The Little Rock School District received a $981,706 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The goal of this 3-year project is to enhance the capacity of Mabelvale Middle School to address youth violence through evidence-based prevention and intervention initiatives. Key activities include: Equipping educators with trauma-informed skills and engaging community...

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 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...

This $999,981 project grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), will support the "Un Paso Adelante" initiative delivered by The Alliance For Community Wellness (doing business as La Familia Counseling Service). The project will provide mental health services, violence prevention programming, and staff training to two school districts - Patterson Unified School District in Stanislaus County and Winston Unified School...