The STOP School Violence Program is designed to improve school safety by providing students, teachers, and staff with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and prevent acts of violence.
With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks to increase school safety by implementing solutions that will improve school climate. Solutions include school-based behavioral threat assessments and/or intervention teams to identify school violence risks among students, technological innovations that are shown to increase school safety such as anonymous reporting technology, and other school safety strategies that assist in preventing violence.
Funding Categories:
- Category 1: States
- Category 2: Localities, Nonprofits, and School Districts
Eligible Applicants:
- Category 1:
- State governments
- Public- and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Category 2:
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Other: Units of local government, such as towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state
Private K–12 schools, including private charter schools, should apply as “nonprofits.” Public charter schools should apply as “independent school districts.”
On May 9, 2024, at 3 p.m. ET, BJA and other Department of Justice personnel will hold a webinar to provide a detailed overview of this solicitation and allow interested applicants to ask questions. Register to participate.
See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.