The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding training and technical assistance (TTA) to support awardees under the BJA Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) School Violence Prevention Program.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $8,000,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to continue the work of the National Center for School Safety, funded in 2019, to provide training and technical assistance and other support to BJA STOP School Violence Program and the COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) to develop a knowledge base and technical assistance delivery model for communities seeking to improve school safety.
Goals
The goal of this program is to prevent and reduce school violence.
Objectives
During the 36-month program period, the award recipient will receive oversight and guidance from BJA and the COPS Office. The recipient will be required to achieve the following objectives:
- Increase the knowledge and skills of STOP and SVPP grantees through cutting-edge, innovative resources, training, and technical assistance (both remote and onsite).
- Increase the guidance and resources available to schools, school safety practitioners, and the criminal justice community.
- Identify and address current and emerging school safety threats and concerns to education professionals, students, parents, and law enforcement.
- Serve as a resource for information and research about national and statewide school safety initiatives; collect and disseminate information on school safety initiatives and school safety data.
- Raise awareness of BJA’s school safety programs, trainings, and resources.
- Track and articulate the activities and the successes of grantees
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $8,000,000
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $8,000,000
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
36
Eligible Applicants
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
