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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: School Violence, Violence Prevention, School Safety, K-12, Mental Health
Deadline: Aug. 2, 2021
“The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 (or STOP School Violence Act) describes the following for K-12 school safety projects:
- Training to prevent school violence, including training for local law enforcement officers, school personnel, and students.
- The development and operation of anonymous reporting systems for threats of school violence, including mobile telephone applications, hotlines, and websites.
- The development and deployment of—
- Multidisciplinary intervention and threat assessment teams that, when necessary, evaluate serious risks of violence in schools and include coordination with law enforcement agencies, behavioral health specialists, community stakeholders, and school personnel.
- Specialized training for school officials in responding to student mental health crises, including training on when and how to involve mental health professionals.
Support for any other measure that, in the determination of the BJA Director, may provide a significant improvement in training, threat assessments and reporting, and violence prevention.”
Funder: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, city or township governments, county governments, state governments, special district governments, independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), others.
Amount: Up to $2,000,000
Contact: Link.
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