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BJA FY 20 BJA's STOP School Violence Grant Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · BJA-2020-17313

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $750K

Total Program Funding

$10.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

March 3, 2020

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

BJA FY 20 BJA's STOP School Violence Grant Program. Bureau of Justice Assistance. BJAs 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. up to $750,000 per award; $10,000,000 total program funding; ~35 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

County governments, Nonprofits (501c3), Special district governments, Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments, Independent school districts (+2 more)

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•The following entities are eligible to apply: Public agencies e
•Deadline: 2020-03-03

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Clearly demonstrate alignment with funding priorities and provide measurable outcomes.

Competitiveness: Moderate to high — federal grants are always competitive

What This Grant Funds

BJAs 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.

Who Can Apply

The following entities are eligible to apply: Public agencies e.g. school districts, towns, cities and municipalities, individual schools, police departments, sheriffs departments, mental health service providers, health departments Federally recognized Indian tribes Nonprofit entities to include private schools

Eligible Applicant Types

County Governments501(c)(3) NonprofitsSpecial District GovernmentsFederally Recognized Tribal GovernmentsIndependent School DistrictsOther (see NOFO for details)City/Township Governments

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $750K
Total Program Funding: $10.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 35
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: December 31, 2019

Application Deadline: March 3, 2020 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline in order to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues in the How to Apply section. For assistance with any unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond an applicants control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline, or any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 800-851-3420; via TTY at 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301-240-5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. support@grants.gov

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