STOP School Violence
Active
- Assistance listing
- 16.839
- Agency
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Office of Justice Programs
Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- 789 $585,337,326 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Formula Grant
- Block Grant
- Treasury account
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- 15-0404-0-1-754
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) funds the STOP School Violence program (16.839) to prevent and reduce school violence through training, behavioral threat assessment teams, anonymous reporting technologies, and other evidence-based school safety strategies, with the most recent awards disbursed as of January 2025.
The program has maintained steady activity across 789 awards since 2018, averaging roughly 100 awards annually through 2024, though only 7 awards were obligated in the first month of 2025. Combined federal dollars obligated total $585.3 million, with recipients contributing an additional $21.7 million in non-federal match. Recipients have implemented concrete violence prevention activities: RTI International conducted an implementation and outcome study of BJA STOP grants to K-12 districts measuring intervention completion and effects on school violence and exclusionary discipline; Michigan school districts evaluated school-based secure firearm storage campaigns targeting adults and adolescents; the Urban Institute assessed restorative practices across multiple school sites; and Uvalde Consolidated ISD deployed a trauma-recovery model with service-learning components serving students impacted by mass violence. Award magnitudes typically range from $800 thousand to $2 million, though recent awards span from $309,631 to $2 million obligated.
The portfolio is predominantly Project Grants (67 percent, 531 awards), with smaller shares of Block Grants (13 percent), Formula Grants (10 percent), and Cooperative Agreements (10 percent). BJA's Bureau of Justice Assistance dominated the program by award count and federal dollars, managing 711 awards ($502.4 million), followed by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (70 awards, $73.2 million) and the National Institute of Justice (8 awards, $9.8 million).
A competitive FY 2026 STOP School Violence opportunity (O-BJA-2026-172709) remains open with application due October 30, 2026, accepting applications from school districts, state and local governments, nonprofits, and tribal entities to implement training, threat assessment teams, anonymous reporting systems, and other school safety strategies. An earlier FY 2025 competitive opportunity (O-BJA-2025-172340) closed March 27, 2025. The program remains active with regular annual solicitations and a sustained funding cadence supporting K-12 school safety capacity building nationwide.
Objective and description
- Objective
Program goal(s) name: Provide resources to prevent and reduce school violence Program goal(s) description: Improve school safety by providing K-12 students, teachers, and staff with tools to recognize, respond to, and prevent acts of violence. Prog
- Description
This program supports activities designed to prevent and reduce school violence by implementing training, school threat assessment teams and/or intervention teams to identify violence risks, introducing technologies like anonymous reporting tools, or applying other school safety strategies that assist in preventing violence.
Eligibility
- Beneficiary eligibility
The STOP School Violence Act of 2018 states that training for teachers and education of students to prevent violence against others and self. This will include specialized training for school officials responding to mental health crisis.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Award periods for Office of Justice programs generally range from 12 to 36 months. For specifics pertaining to this program, please see the current fiscal year's program NOFO available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities). For additional information, see the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide section on "Period of Availability of Funds" at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Criteria for selecting proposals is determined as part of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).
- Award procedure
All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.
- Time to approval or disapproval
The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.
- Renewals
In some cases, award periods may be extended if specific criteria are met. For details, please review the discussion of no-cost extensions in the Criteria for Award Extension section of the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview
- Appeals
Applicable rights to appeal are provided in the notice of denial of funding.
Grant opportunities
Show all 26
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 789 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regents Of The University Of Michigan | $15,998,177 | 3% |
| 2 | Local Initiatives Support Corporation | $8,109,968 | 1% |
| 3 | The Regents Of The University Of Colorado | $7,199,017 | 1% |
| 4 | University Of Missouri System | $5,999,937 | 1% |
| 5 | The Institute For Intergovernmental Research, Inc. | $5,733,100 | 1% |
| 6 | Texas State University | $4,951,680 | 1% |
| 7 | Department Of Criminal Justice Services Virginia | $4,701,130 | 1% |
| 8 | Department Of Justice Wisconsin | $4,200,000 | 1% |
| 9 | School Board Of Palm Beach County | $4,058,580 | 1% |
| 10 | University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences | $3,737,297 | 1% |
10 of 571 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$7,606,228 |
| FY2025 | $78,264,654 |
| FY2024 | $35,111,337 |
| FY2023 | $112,840,064 |
| FY2022 | $189,534,657 |
| FY2021 | $78,332,833 |
| FY2020 | -$524,357 |
| FY2019 | $52,631,700 |
| FY2018 | $46,871,732 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.839?
Assistance Listing 16.839 is STOP School Violence, a federal grant program run by Office of Justice Programs (Department of Justice).
What is the CFDA number for STOP School Violence?
Its CFDA number is 16.839: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.839 awarded?
789 grant awards under 16.839 have obligated $585,337,326 in federal funds to 571 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 16.839?
The recipients obligated the most under STOP School Violence are Regents Of The University Of Michigan ($15,998,177), Local Initiatives Support Corporation ($8,109,968) and The Regents Of The University Of Colorado ($7,199,017).
How much did 16.839 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 16.839 obligated $78,264,654 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 16.839?
1 listed opportunity under 16.839 is open or forecasted. The latest, BJA FY 2026 Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program, was posted on September 21, 2026.
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