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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMONDAY, OCT. 21, 2019CONTACT: James Goodwin, 202-353-5624james.goodwin@usdoj.gov***FACT SHEET***DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INVESTS ABOUT 85.3 MILLION INGRANTS TO ADDRESS SCHOOL VIOLENCEWASHINGTON - In 2018, Congress passed the Student, Teachers, and OfficersPreventing School Violence Act of 2018 (or STOP School Violence Act). Among its provisions,the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 authorizes the Department of Justice to manage grantprograms that support states, local governments and federally recognized Indian tribes to preventand reduce school violence.The STOP School Violence Act also authorized the Office of Justice Programs and theOffice of Community Oriented Policing Services to develop grant programs that provide fundingto enhance school safety. These funds are used to develop or improve school safety projects,such as enhancing school threat assessment efforts, as well as to implement technologicalsolutions that improve reporting of suspicious activity in and around schools. This program alsohelps states create and enhance State School Safety Centers.This year, OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded nearly 53 million via threeseparate funding opportunities required through the Act, while COPS awarded nearly 32.5million through its School Violence Prevention Program.BJA’s STOP School Violence Technology and Threat Assessment Solutions for Safer SchoolsProgram ( 29.5 million)BJA awarded 68 local governments, federally recognized Indian tribes and publicagencies nearly 29.5 million to directly help schools by providing school administrators, staff,students and first responders with the ability to use threat assessments, crisis intervention teams,and anonymous reporting technology. The funds are also used to create or enhance State SchoolSafety Centers.The number of awards made by category include:1

Number ofAwards42139811912Description of Jurisdiction Awards by SizeA state with a population greater than 5,000,000A state with a population fewer than 5,000,000An urban area or large county with a population greaterthan 500,000A suburban area or medium-sized county with apopulation between 100,000 and 500,000A rural area or small county with a population fewerthan 100,000A federally recognized Indian tribeAnonymous reportingState School Safety CentersTOTAL:Total 3,734,149 857,480 6,156,912 2,076,894 1,116,346 100,000 4,049,530 11,394,378 29,485,689Individual awards made by category and state include:Category 1 - A state with a population greater than 5,000,000:Awardee Stateor TerritoryColoradoNew JerseyNorth CarolinaPennsylvaniaAwardeeAmount AwardedColorado Division of Homeland Security and EmergencyManagementNew Jersey Department of EducationNorth Carolina State Bureau of InvestigationPennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency 999,987 1,000,000 956,880 777,282Category 2 - A state with a population fewer than 5,000,000:Awardee Stateor TerritorySouth DakotaVermontAwardeeAmount AwardedSouth Dakota Department of Public SafetyVermont Department of Public Safety 500,000 357,480Category 3 – An urban area or large county with a population greater than 500,000:Awardee Stateor ridaFloridaFloridaAwardeeAmount AwardedTempe Union High School District 213San Mateo County Office of EducationThe School Board of Broward CountyThe School Board of Broward CountyBroward Sheriff’s OfficeHillsborough County Public SchoolsDistrict School Board of Pasco CountySchool Board of Pinellas County 498,885 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 499,4222

Awardee Stateor TerritoryKentuckyNew JerseyNew YorkTexasTexasAwardeeAmount AwardedOhio Valley Educational CooperativeCounty of BergenUniondale Union Free School DistrictAustin Independent School DistrictLake Worth Independent School District 499,999 500,000 160,055 498,551 500,000Category 4 – A suburban area or medium-sized county with a population between100,000 and 500,000:Awardee Stateor nNew JerseyPennsylvaniaTexasTexasAwardeeAmount AwardedNew Visions Middle SchoolPasadena Unified School DistrictCollier County Sheriff’s OfficeMarion County Sheriff’s OfficeGenesee Intermediate School DistrictBoard of Education, City of PatersonLackawanna CountyTulare County Office of EducationWeatherford Independent School District 249,450 249,723 250,000 250,000 249,447 250,000 249,951 250,000 78,323Category 5 – A rural area or small county with a population fewer than 100,000:Awardee Stateor TerritoryArkansasCaliforniaLouisianaMissouriNew YorkOhioOklahomaTexasAwardeeAmount AwardedTexarkana Police DepartmentSanta Paula Unified School DistrictWinn Parish School BoardCape Girardeau Public SchoolsSodus Central School DistrictSteubenville City School DistrictStilwell Public SchoolsKarnes City Independent School District 144,075 150,000 150,000 72,321 150,000 149,975 149,975 150,000Category 6 – A federally recognized Indian tribe:Awardee Stateor TerritoryAlaskaAwardeeAmount AwardedCook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. 100,0003

Category 7 – Anonymous reporting:Awardee Stateor KansasMinnesotaMissouriNew JerseyNew JerseyNew niaWisconsinAwardeeAmount AwardedSouthwest Arkansas Education CooperativeElkins School District 10San Mateo County Office of EducationPelham City Board of EducationDuPage County Sheriff’s OfficeSmoky Hill/Central Kansas Education Service CenterDepartment of Public Safety/BCAConsolidated School District 2Board of Education, City of PatersonCounty of BergenGreenwich Township Police DepartmentNorman Public SchoolsState Department of EducationKarnes City Independent School DistrictTexas Department of Public SafetyMcAllen Independent School DistrictChesterfield County Public SchoolsChesterfield County Public SchoolsCity of Milwaukee Police Department 249,976 2,500 250,000 63,000 226,215 249,998 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 100,000 250,000 238,163 250,000 250,000 250,000 169,678 250,000Category 8 – State School Safety Centers:Awardee Stateor naNew JerseyNorth CarolinaOhioOklahomaSouth DakotaTexasAwardeeAmount AwardedUniversity of Arkansas System Criminal Justice InstituteGeorgia Criminal Justice Coordinating CouncilIdaho Office of School Safety and SecurityMichigan Department of State PoliceDepartment of Public SafetyUniversity of MontanaNew Jersey Department of EducationNC Department of Public InstructionOhio Office of Criminal Justice ServicesOklahoma State Department of EducationSouth Dakota Department of Public SafetyTexas State University 1,000,000 999,554 445,000 999,825 999,372 1,000,000 1,000,000 955,532 1,000,000 996,855 998,240 1,000,0004

BJA’s STOP School Violence Prevention and Mental Health Training Program ( 17.3million)An additional 17.3 million was awarded to 43 state and local governments, federallyrecognized Indian tribes, and public agencies to provide multi-disciplinary training programs toschool personnel and students (including volunteers, counselors, coaches and school resourceofficers) with the intent to prevent and respond to mental health crises that may precipitateviolent attacks on school grounds.The training will address critical issues such as bullying, addiction and interpersonalviolence through education sessions in consultation with school violence researchers, licensedmental health professionals, social workers, teachers, principals and other school personnel.The number of awards made by category include:Number ofAwards4613137Description of Jurisdiction Awards by SizeA state with a population greater than 5,000,000A state with a population fewer than 5,000,000An urban area or large county with a population greaterthan 500,000A suburban area or medium-sized county with apopulation between 100,000 and 500,000A rural area or small county with a population fewerthan 100,000TOTALTotal 3,997,317 2,998,997 6,373,149 2,947,576 1,043,285 17,360,324Individual awards made by category and state include:Category 1 - A state with a population greater than 5,000,000:Awardee Stateor TerritoryArizonaMichiganNorth CarolinaTexasAwardeeAmount AwardedExecutive Office of the State of ArizonaMichigan Department of State PoliceDepartment of Public InstructionTexas State University 997,350 999,967 1,000,000 1,000,000Category 2 - A state with a population fewer than 5,000,000:Awardee Stateor nt AwardedArkansas Department of EducationIdaho Department of Health and WelfareLouisiana Commission on Law EnforcementOklahoma State Department of Education 500,000 500,000 500,000 498,9975

Awardee Stateor TerritoryPuerto RicoSouth DakotaAwardeeAmount AwardedPuerto Rico Department of EducationSouth Dakota Department of Public Safety 500,000 500,000Category 3 – An urban area or large county with a population greater than 500,000:Awardee Stateor nesotaNew YorkNew YorkNew YorkNorth CarolinaTexasVirginiaWashingtonAwardeeAmount AwardedAlameda County Health Care Services AgencySchool District of Palm Beach CountyThe School Board of Miami-Dade CountyHillsborough County Public SchoolsPinellas County dba Board of County CommissionersIntermediate District 287Freeport Union Free School DistrictWestchester CountyUniondale Union Free School DistrictCraven County Sheriff DepartmentAustin Independent School DistrictFairfax County Public SchoolsSeattle School District 1 of King County 497,100 500,000 500,000 492,953 499,922 499,905 500,000 500,000 387,379 499,357 499,588 500,000 496,945Category 4 – A suburban area or medium-sized county with a population between100,000 and 500,000:Awardee Stateor sLouisianaMarylandMichiganNew t AwardedCorona-Norco Unified School DistrictNew Visions Middle SchoolSeminole County Public SchoolsCity of Cape CoralCounty of KankakeeCaddo Parish School BoardHoward County Public School SystemGenesee Intermediate School DistrictOnondaga CountyMcAllen Independent School DistrictGranger School District 204Benton County Sheriff OfficeCooperative Educational Service Agency 10 249,100 249,450 250,000 123,151 244,382 250,000 100,173 249,864 249,989 249,516 231,955 250,000 249,9966

Category 5 – A rural area or small county with a population fewer than 100,000:Awardee Stateor ntanaNew YorkPennsylvaniaAwardeeAmount AwardedSanta Paula Unified School DistrictSilver Valley Unified School DistrictPearl River County School DistrictNormandy Schools CollaborativeBrowning Public School District 9County of WayneKeystone Central School District 150,000 150,000 143,285 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000BJA’s STOP School Violence Training and Technical Assistance Program ( 6 million)BJA also awarded nearly 6 million to Regents of the University of Michigan to providetraining and technical assistance to existing and future STOP School Violence grantees. Thisgrantee will also provide information to BJA, COPS and the criminal justice community on thesubject of school violence and school safety, while also serving as a resource and training centerfor information and research about national and statewide school safety initiatives.COPS’ School Violence Prevention Program ( 32.5 million)For a second year, COPS provided funding to improve school safety through violenceprevention. This year, COPS awarded about 32.5 million to 103 school and school districts.These funds will provide K-12, primary and secondary schools up to 75% funding for thefollowing school safety measures: Coordination with law enforcement;Training for local law enforcement officers to prevent student violence against others andthemselves;Metal detectors, locks, lighting, and other deterrent measures;Technology for expedited notification of local law enforcement during an emergency;Any other measure that the COPS Office determines may provide a significantimprovement in security.FY 2019 recipients include:AwardeeState orniaAwardeeAmount AwardedBethel Police DepartmentFairbanks North Star Borough School DistrictDanville School DistrictTucson Unified School DistrictTempe Union High School DistrictChawanakee Unified School District 500,000 500,000 122,850 525,000 490,962 500,0007