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BJA FY 20 Preventing School Violence: BJA's STOP School Violence Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · BJA-2020-17312

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Award Range

$0 – $2.0M

Total Program Funding

$71.5M

Expected Awards

150

Deadline

June 9, 2020

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

BJA FY 20 Preventing School Violence: BJA's STOP School Violence Program. Bureau of Justice Assistance. BJA's STOP School Violence Grant Program is designed to improve school security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence. The goal of this program is to address specific areas of concern related to preventing... up to $2,000,000 per award; $71,500,000 total program funding; ~150 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Special district governments, Independent school districts, City/township governments, County governments, Public universities/colleges (+3 more)

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

  • •Deadline: 2020-06-09

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Clearly demonstrate alignment with funding priorities and provide measurable outcomes.

Competitiveness: Moderate — many awards available but still competitive

What This Grant Funds

BJA's STOP School Violence Grant Program is designed to improve school security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence. The goal of this program is to address specific areas of concern related to preventing and reducing school violence. The program's objective is to increase school safety by implementing training and school threat assessments and/or intervention teams to identify school violence risks among students; technological solutions such as anonymous reporting technology that can be implemented as a mobile phone-based app, a hotline, or a website in the applicant's geographic area to enable students, teachers, faculty, and community members to anonymously identify threats of school violence; or other school safety strategies that assist in preventing violence.

Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicant Types

Special District GovernmentsIndependent School DistrictsCity/Township GovernmentsCounty GovernmentsPublic Colleges & UniversitiesState GovernmentsFederally Recognized Tribal Governments501(c)(3) Nonprofits

Funding Details

Maximum Award
$2.0M
Total Program Funding
$71.5M
Expected Number of Awards
150
Cost Sharing Required?
No
Funding Instrument
grant

Key Dates

Posted: March 11, 2020
Application Deadline: June 9, 2020 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

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