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BJA FY25 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2025-172466

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $2.0M

Total Program Funding

$2.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

October 31, 2025

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

BJA FY25 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program. Bureau of Justice Assistance. This NOFO supports programs designed to prevent and reduce school violence by implementing training, developing school threat assessment teams and/or intervention teams to identify violence risks, introducing technologies like anonymous reporting tools, or applying other school safety strategies... up to $2,000,000 per award; $2,000,000 total program funding; ~79 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

State governments, County governments, City/township governments, Nonprofits (non-501c3), Special district governments (+6 more)

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Units of local government; Private K–12 schools, including private charter schools; Public charter schools
•Deadline: 2025-10-31

💡 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

This NOFO supports programs designed to prevent and reduce school violence by implementing training, developing school threat assessment teams and/or intervention teams to identify violence risks, introducing technologies like anonymous reporting tools, or applying other school safety strategies that assist in preventing violence. The goal is to equip K–12 students, teachers, and staff with tools to recognize, respond to, and prevent acts of violence.

Who Can Apply

Units of local government; Private K–12 schools, including private charter schools; Public charter schools

Eligible Applicant Types

State GovernmentsCounty GovernmentsCity/Township GovernmentsNonprofits without 501(c)(3)Special District GovernmentsIndependent School DistrictsFederally Recognized Tribal Governments501(c)(3) NonprofitsPublic Colleges & UniversitiesPrivate Colleges & UniversitiesOther (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $2.0M
Total Program Funding: $2.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 79
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: September 18, 2025

Application Deadline: October 31, 2025 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

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