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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOCTOBER 9, 2020CONTACT: Kara McCarthy, 202-353-5624Kara.McCarthy@usdoj.gov***FACT SHEET***DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INVESTS MORE THAN 87 MILLION INGRANTS TO ADDRESS SCHOOL VIOLENCEWASHINGTON – In 2018, Congress passed the Student, Teachers, and OfficersPreventing School Violence Act of 2018 (STOP School Violence Act). Among its provisions,the Act authorizes the Department of Justice to manage grant programs that support states, localgovernments and federally recognized Indian tribes to prevent and reduce school violence.STOP School Violence, a program of the Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of JusticeAssistance, is designed to improve school security by providing students and teachers with thetools they need to recognize, respond quickly to and help prevent acts of violence. In addition toSTOP School Violence Act funding, OJP’s National Institute of Justice is investing in researchon school violence.BJA’s STOP School Violence ProgramCategory I - States: Train school personnel and educate students on preventing studentviolence against others and themselves, to include anti-bullying training. This can also includespecialized training for school officials to respond to mental health crises.StateArkansasIndianaNew MexicoVirginiaWisconsinAwardeeUniversity of ArkansasPurdue UniversityNorthern New Mexico CollegeVirginia Department of Criminal Justice ServicesBoard of Regents, University of Wisconsin, StoutAmount 749,968 747,093 961,138 1,832,682 1,989,625Category II - States: Develop and implement threat assessment and/or intervention teamsand operate technology solutions such as anonymous reporting systems for threats of schoolviolence, including mobile telephone applications, hotlines and websites. Threat assessment andintervention teams must coordinate with law enforcement agencies and school personnel.1
ama State Department of EducationRegents of the University of ColoradoOhio Office of Criminal Justice ServicesOklahoma State Department of EducationWyoming Department of EducationAmount 916,434 1,999,980 1,000,000 1,995,650 2,000,000Category III - Units of local government federally recognized Indian tribes, publicagencies and nonprofit entities, including private schools: Train school personnel and educatestudents on preventing student violence against others and themselves, including anti-bullyingtraining. This category can also include specialized training for school officials to respond tomental health riMissouriNew JerseyNew YorkNew YorkNew YorkNew YorkNew YorkNew YorkNorth CarolinaAwardeeAssociation of Alaska School BoardsSanta Cruz County School Superintendent’s OfficeWickenburg Unified School District 9New Vision Middle SchoolNorth Valley Military Inst. College Prep AcademyMadera Unified School DistrictSan Joaquin County Office of EducationNorthridge Hospital FoundationThe School Board of Broward CountyThe School Board of St Lucie CountyGang Alternative Inc.This WORKS Inc. d/b/a Second Chance WORKSFayette County Public SchoolsN. Kentucky Cooperative for Educational ServicesFleming County SchoolsCaddo Parrish School BoardBerkshire Hills Regional School DistrictBrockton Public SchoolsAkron Fairgrove SchoolDetroit Public Safety FoundationTri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc.Saint Louis Public SchoolsRaytown C-2 School DistrictCenter For Family Services Inc.Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCESCity School District of the City of LockportFamily Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes Inc.Rochester City School DistrictFordham UniversityWayne-Finger Lakes BOCESResearch Triangle InstituteAmount 749,893 672,024 231,907 749,700 719,339 749,978 750,000 718,018 628,201 496,311 750,000 749,910 750,000 750,000 430,150 749,124 365,828 750,000 385,947 743,761 719,439 504,446 434,163 750,000 654,604 479,925 749,917 665,110 588,233 745,403 734,6262
North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth nnsylvaniaTennesseeTexasTexasVirginiaVirginiaWest VirginiaWisconsinGuilford County SchoolsRCTCYS / N.C. Youth Violence Prevention CenterPublic Health Authority of Cabarrus CountyClermont Northeastern Local SchoolsBowling Green State UniversityOutreach Program, Urban Minority Alcoholism &Drug AbuseMaryetta Public SchoolsHilldale Public SchoolThe Lincoln Center for Family and YouthDrexel UniversityGestalt Community SchoolsTeen and Police Service TAPS AcademyGeorge Gervin Youth Center Inc.Newport News Public SchoolsDanville- Pittsylvania Community ServicesWestbrook Health Services Inc.Cooperative Educational Service Agency 6 749,962 749,724 749,824 421,020 749,993 490,187 732,549 500,000 748,027 749,223 749,699 748,550 750,000 647,167 299,310 500,000 494,421Category IV - Units of local government, federally recognized Indian tribes, publicagencies and nonprofit entities, including private schools: Develop and implement threatassessment and intervention teams and operate technology solutions such as anonymousreporting systems for threats of school violence, including mobile telephone applications,hotlines and websites. Threat assessment and intervention teams must coordinate with lawenforcement agencies and school kyAwardeeMontgomery Public SchoolsSERRC Southeast Regional Resource CenterCasa Blanca Community SchoolPage Unified School District 8Springdale School DistrictLynwood Unified School DistrictFamily Service Agency of Santa Barbara CountySan Bernardino City Unified School DistrictNew Vision Middle SchoolOrange County Superintendent of SchoolsEl Rancho Unified School DistrictThe School Board of Polk County, FloridaThis WORKS Inc. / A Second Chance WORKSBoard of Education of the City of ChicagoGreen Hills Area Education AgencyGreen River Regional Educational CooperativeFleming County SchoolsAmount 750,000 614,773 93,558 709,293 750,000 421,710 749,995 737,520 745,450 363,874 721,232 419,238 747,975 750,000 669,453 750,000 557,3673
nMinnesotaMississippiMississippiMissouriMontanaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth onWest VirginiaWisconsinKentucky Educational Development CooperativeWashington Parish School SystemCity of Worcester: Worcester Public SchoolsBerkshire Hills Regional School DistrictAkron-Fair Grove SchoolsLakes Country Service CooperativeLouisville Municipal School DistrictDelta Area Assoc. for the Improvement of SchoolsSaint Louis Public SchoolsSchool Services of MontanaFranklin School DistrictCamden City School DistrictCounty of CumberlandCentral Regional Educational CooperativeErie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCESKenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free SchoolDistrictAshe County Public SchoolsCentral Region Education AssociationDigitalCMaryetta Public SchoolsHouston Independent School DistrictEducation Service Center Region 15Pasadena Independent School DistrictEducation Service Center Region 12Ogden City School DistrictSelah School District 119Mountain State Educational Services CooperativeMadison Metropolitan School District 749,014 750,000 681,521 452,718 206,057 749,616 749,089 748,344 251,341 452,130 267,595 747,348 210,447 499,215 418,514 425,148 641,331 499,984 750,000 738,157 749,964 749,197 746,832 748,068 745,913 200,656 730,473 261,707The following received school safety grants in FY 2019 and were awarded carry-overfunds in FY aFloridaFloridaGeorgiaIowaKansasAwardeeTempe Union High School District 213Lynwood Unified School DistrictModesto City School DistrictMartin County School DistrictSchool Board of Broward CountySchool District of Lee CountySchool District of Palm Beach CountyFulton County Board of EducationGreen Hills Area Education AgencyEducational Services Staff Development Associationof Central KansasAmount 492,632 495,955 500,000 381,628 700,474 749,332 565,479 565,790 500,000 447,0024
KansasMinnesotaNew MexicoNew YorkNew YorkNew YorkNew YorkPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaTennesseeUnified School District No. 259Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc.City of CarlsbadCity School District of LockportJohn V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter SchoolRenaissance Charter SchoolSodus Central School DistrictArchway Charter School of ChesterLancaster County School DistrictSTARS Nashville 327,403 698,334 346,625 750,000 719,829 471,595 499,998 500,000 495,323 489,166The National Institute of Justice Research and Evaluation on School Safety GrantsAlmost 5.6 million in NIJ funding will support research to: examine the root causes of school violence;evaluate the effectiveness of the approaches to stopping school violence found in the BJAand the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) FY 2018 or FY2019 STOP School Violence Act solicitations (evaluation); andanalyze the perspectives of STOP School Violence Act grantees.Research and Evaluation on School Safety, Fiscal Year ew YorkTexasVirginiaAwardeeWestEdWestEdUniversity of South FloridaTrustees of Boston UniversityResearch Foundation of CUNY/ John Jay CollegeThe University of Texas at San AntonioThe Rector Visitors of the University of VirginiaAmount 852,868 999,000 478,553 1,290,546 797,256 579,041 595,845To learn more about the STOP School Violence Act and the School Violence PreventionProgram, visit here and here.The Office of Justice Programs, directed by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney GeneralKatharine T. Sullivan, provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and otherresources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime, assist victims andenhance the rule of law by strengthening the criminal and juvenile justice systems. Moreinformation about OJP and its components can be found at www.ojp.gov.The year 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the Department of Justice. Learn moreabout the history of our agency at www.Justice.gov/Celebrating150Years.5
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Virginia Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services 1,832,682 Wisconsin Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin, Stout 1,989,625 . Ohio Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services 1,000,000 Oklahoma Oklahoma State Department of Education 1,995,650 . New Mexico Central Regional Educational Cooperative 499,215
