Project Grant S360A100058

The Hualapai Indian Tribe was awarded $500,000 under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) Project Grant by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand their dropout prevention program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027. The Tribe will consolidate resources for at-risk students into a centralized hub accessible to students, schools, and families. A Dropout Prevention Coordinator will lead activities with a Dropout Prevention Committee to...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Scholarship Prep under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The project, "Creating Community Change: Addressing the Traumas of Homeless Students and Other Vulnerable Youth," aims to develop a multi-tiered, trauma-informed, cross-agency approach to prevent and respond to community violence affecting vulnerable youth, especially those...

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...

The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes will implement a Native Youth Program through a $998,788 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The goal of the program is to engage Shoshone-Paiute youth, prevent violence and drug abuse, and improve school performance so students graduate career ready or able to complete post-secondary education. Key services include creating a school safety strategic plan,...

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 U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $982,143 Cooperative Agreement under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to the Corporation Odyssey Family Counseling Center. The project aims to support and expand evidence-based violence prevention training for students, teachers, parents, and other school volunteers to promote a positive school environment and increase school safety. Key objectives include establishing a...

The Stratford Board of Education was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund the implementation of the INSPIRE 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 start in grades 5 and 6 in the first year and expand to grades 7-12...

Through this $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Interface Children & Family Services will implement its comprehensive Learn, Engage, Advocate & Partner (LEAP) violence prevention and intervention program in seven high-need middle and high schools in Oxnard, California. The LEAP program will help equip students, parents, and school personnel with tools to develop healthy communication, coping, and...

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), through the Delinquency Prevention Program (CFDA 16.548), has awarded The Skills Center Inc. a $250,000 Project Grant to provide an array of sports-based youth development services for 50 minority middle and high school girls annually over a 3-year period. The program, titled "Tampa YES," will deliver trauma-informed, positive youth development programming that includes individual education plans, tutoring, mentoring,...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to Communities In Schools Of Ohio under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The grant supports the "Communities In School Crime Prevention and Youth Reengagement Program" in central Ohio, which aims to keep vulnerable youth engaged in school and away from criminal activities. Key components include deploying site coordinators to...