Project Grant S184M230052

The American Institutes for Research (AIR) and WestEd have received a $983,482 Project Grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) to develop and test a Violence Intervention and Prevention Intercept Model (VIPIM) for evaluating ecosystem approaches to preventing violence in Boston. Over 4 years, the project will produce the VIPIM tool to identify entry points, outcomes, and coordination dynamics...

The City of Oakland Department of Violence Prevention (DVP) received a $999,998 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 funding will be used to expand the DVP's School Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) program by hiring three additional full-time violence interrupters. This will allow each of the seven high-risk Oakland schools participating in the...

The City of Spokane was awarded a $499,833 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The three-year award, effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025, will support efforts to reduce domestic violence homicides and injuries committed with firearms. Specifically, the City of Spokane will lead efforts to reduce...

The Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence, Inc. (Icasdv) received a $350,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888). The 36-month award will fund the Warriors Rising Project, which aims to train and educate Native adult men in southwestern Idaho...

The City of Yakima, Washington will receive $499,212 under a three-year cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to reduce instances of intimate partner domestic violence involving firearms. The agreement, awarded July 1, 2022 through the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590), will support the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking....

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888) will allow Turning Pointe Survivor Advocacy Center, in partnership with local organizations, to implement a 36-month project serving youth ages 11-24 in rural Mason County, Washington. The project will: 1) provide...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office awarded Washington County School Board $496,785 under the School Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.071) on October 1, 2025, to enhance school security and safety through evidence-based programs and technology implementation. The three-year award, extending through September 30, 2028, will fund coordination with local law enforcement, specialized violence prevention training for law enforcement officers,...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Spokane R7 School District received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the School Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.071), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This award supports the implementation of evidence-based school security programs and technologies designed to improve safety at schools and on school grounds within the district's...

The Northeast Washington Educational Service District (NEWESD) 101, located in Spokane, WA, received a $1,000,000 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 Safer Schools Northeast Project aims to enhance safety and support for 59 public school districts, 45 state-approved private schools, and 4 charter schools in a 7-county region facing significant challenges, including high poverty,...

This three-year, $1.44 million project grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045), will fund the CHANGE MATTERS Community Based Intervention & Prevention Initiative in Waco, Texas. Led by Greater Waco Collective Impact Initiative, the Initiative aims to reduce violent crime rates through comprehensive community violence intervention strategies targeting individuals, families,...