Project Grant U215J200088

The Worth School District 127 was awarded a $397,120 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 (CFDA 16.710). The three-year award, effective October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024, will support the implementation of the Worth School Violence Prevention Program. This program will utilize community policing strategies to develop partnerships between...

The West Aurora School District 129 will receive $103,602 under a three-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program to implement the School Violence Prevention Program. The grant funds will support evidence-based programs and technologies through September 2025 to improve school security and foster a positive learning environment. The COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program aims to enhance safety at K-12 schools through...

The School District of Waupaca received a $362,573 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program to implement the School Violence Prevention Program. Funded under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), the award will support evidence-based programs through September 2025 to improve school security and foster a positive learning environment. Key activities include collaborative problem solving with...

The River Trails School District 26 was awarded a $478,553 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 beginning October 1, 2021 will support the implementation of the School Violence Prevention Program. This program aims to develop collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and the Mt. Prospect community to address public...

The Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization (NWSSSEO) was awarded a $315,143 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The funding will support NWSSSEO's implementation of evidence-based programs to improve school security and promote a positive learning environment at schools in Mt....

The Puerto Rican Arts Alliance received a $523,398 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The award, titled "SOMOS UNO / WE ARE ONE", supports the organization's efforts to develop literacy skills for...

The Watertown City School District was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) under the Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program (CFDA 12.556). The funding will support initiatives to address the academic, social, and emotional needs of highly mobile K-12 students from military families in the Watertown, New York area. Planned activities include curriculum development, academic...

The Wilmington Area School District was awarded a $217,313 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant will fund school safety programs and technology improvements to enhance security at schools and on school grounds in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the district will implement evidence-based programs...

The Washougal School District received a $120,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The 4-year grant, running from September 2024 to September 2028, will fund the UNITE! Washougal Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Project (STOP). This project aims to change community norms around youth alcohol use by...

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) received a $2 million Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement the Train-WI Expansion Project across southern Wisconsin from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The goal of the Train-WI Expansion Project is to train nearly 300 school districts and over 1,500 school personnel on the Neurosequential Model for...