Register for Webinar on School Safety Funding
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Webinar Series to Focus on School Safety
Learn about and register for available webinars.
Department of Justice Invests More than $87 Million in Grants to Address School Violence
Learn about the awards to bolster school security, support first responders, and conduct research.
More than $76 Million Available from OJP to Support School Safety
More than $76 million in grant funding is available from the Office of Justice Programs to help communities improve school security and protect students, teachers and faculty from threats of violence.
Funding Available to Prevent School Violence
BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 Preventing School Violence: BJA’s STOP School Violence Program.
Upcoming Webinar on School Safety and Collaboration: Building a Behavioral Health and Justice Response
On March 26, 2020, at 2 p.m. ET, BJA and The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center will host the webinar, School Safety and Collaboration: Building a Behavioral Health and Justice Response.
This webinar will address the evolving meaning of school safety and present school responder models as a framework for cross-system collaboration to create safer schools. It will also describe how this...
Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program
This program seeks to improve school security by providing students and teachers with the tools and training they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and prevent acts of violence.
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS): School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP)
Authorized through the Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 (STOP School Violence Act of 2018), the COPS Office created SVPP to provide awards to improve security at schools and on school grounds in the jurisdiction of the grantee through evidence-based school safety programs.
STOP School Violence Funds Awarded
The Department of Justice has awarded more than $85.3 million to bolster school security and support first responders who arrive on the scene of a school shooting or other violent incident. Learn more about the BJA and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services awards in the press release and fact sheet.
Federal Report Emphasizes State, Local Role in School Safety
This OJP Blog post highlights the Federal Commission on School Safety's final report, which provides a blueprint for preventing, protecting from and mitigating violence in our schools. Read the post to learn about specific efforts of BJA and other OJP bureaus and offices.
Federal School Safety Report Emphasizes State, Local Role
This OJP Blog post focuses on OJP and other federal efforts aimed at promoting school safety, highlighting resources and funding programs such as BJA's STOP School Violence Program.
Smart Policing Initiative (SPI)
This initiative seeks to enable police agencies to effectively use evidence-based practices, data, and technology.