Project Grant SINLEC15GR0060

This three-year project grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program, totaling $144,497, will fund research examining culturally responsive measures of reasoning and executive function development among Latinx and European American children. Led by researchers at California State University, Fullerton, the project aims to refine developmental models of these cognitive skills by exploring how meaningful participation in everyday social and...

This two-year, $138,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program will support research investigating Latinx caregiver preparation for discussing immigration status with children in mixed-status families. The grant recipient, an early career scientist, will conduct a mixed-methods study from the perspective of caregivers in Latinx households with unauthorized immigrant parents. In Phase 1, the recipient will interview caregivers to...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico received a $972,405 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.818 - Children Exposed to Violence) to implement the Puerto Rico Intervention, Diversion, and Education (PRIDE) program. PRIDE supports children and youth aged 6-18 exposed to violence in two high-crime, high-poverty public housing communities in Puerto Rico. The program provides a three-tiered system of...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $999,992 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Billings Public Schools (BPS) in Billings, MT. The goal of this 3-year award is to implement the "Culture of Care" (CoC) initiative to reduce school violence, promote a positive school climate, and improve overall student safety and engagement at six BPS middle schools. Key funded activities include: Hiring two full-time CoC Specialists to work directly with...

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...

Through a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice 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), the nonprofit organization Peace Over Violence will provide intervention and prevention services to participants in the Para Los Ninos Youth Workforce Services program in Los Angeles, California. The goal is to...

The Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Office awarded $500,000 to the West Covina Unified School District through the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program to implement school safety programs and technology under the School Violence Prevention Program. The three-year project grant running from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 will fund evidence-based programs and partnerships between the school district and local law enforcement to improve...

This Project Grant award of $999,860.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) will support the "Un Paso Adelante" initiative by La Familia Central Valley (LFCV), a non-profit organization. The funding will enable LFCV to provide mental health services, staff training, and educational campaigns for students, families, and school personnel in the Riverbank Unified School District (RUSD) and Hilmar...

The Taos Municipal Schools were awarded a $492,500 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The three-year award, issued October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024, will support the implementation of the School Violence Prevention Program. This program aims to develop collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and the Taos community to address...

Valle Lindo School District received a $356,791 Project Grant from the 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. The award funds evidence-based school safety programs and security improvements designed to enhance security at schools and school grounds within the district's jurisdiction. Under this three-year grant, Valle Lindo School...