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

USDOJ-OJP-BJA O-BJA-2025-172466
Posted: Sep 18, 2025 12:00:00 AM EDT
Closes: 10/31/2025

Funding Information

Estimated Total Funding
$2,000,000
Award Ceiling
$2,000,000
Expected Number of Awards
79

Description

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.

Synopsis

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.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:
State governments County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Special district governments Private institutions of higher education Independent school districts Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Units of local government; Private K–12 schools, including private charter schools; Public charter schools

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

CFDA Numbers

  • 16.839 - STOP School Violence

Contact Information

Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Contact: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Phone: 202-514-9354
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

Additional Information

Document Type: synopsis
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Version: 2
Last Updated: Oct 27, 2025 01:08:28 PM EDT

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