BJA FY 18 STOP School Violence Prevention and Mental Health Training Program | BJA 2018 14480

Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2018 14480

The BJA FY 18 STOP School Violence Prevention and Mental Health Training Program (Funding Opportunity Number BJA 2018 14480) is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). It was created following the STOP School Violence Act of 2018, which authorized BJA to run a grant program aimed at helping states, local governments, and federally recognized tribes strengthen efforts to prevent and reduce violence in K-12 school settings. The overall purpose is practical and prevention-focused: building the capacity of schools and their partners to identify threats earlier, respond more effectively, and create safer learning environments.

The program focuses on three main areas of investment. First, it supports training for school personnel and educational efforts for students designed to prevent student violence. This can include structured training that helps staff recognize warning signs, de-escalate conflicts, and apply evidence-informed approaches to violence prevention, as well as student-facing education meant to reduce violent behavior and improve reporting and intervention. Second, it funds the development and operation of anonymous reporting systems so students, staff, and community members can report threats or concerning behavior without fear of retaliation. These reporting systems may take several forms, including mobile phone applications, hotlines, and web-based tools, with the goal of creating reliable pathways for timely information-sharing and follow-up. Third, it supports the development and operation of school threat assessment and crisis intervention teams. These teams are typically multidisciplinary and may involve coordination among school administrators, counselors, security staff, and law enforcement, with the intent of assessing threats consistently and intervening before situations escalate into violence.

A notable added component is that the program may also fund specialized training for school officials on intervening and responding to individuals with mental health issues that could affect school safety. This aspect recognizes that effective prevention often involves appropriate, informed responses to students or others experiencing mental health challenges, and it encourages schools to strengthen their readiness through targeted training that improves decision-making, referral practices, and crisis response.

Eligible applicants are broad and include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The funding is provided as a grant under CFDA 16.839, and the funding activity spans areas such as education and training, information and statistics, and law/justice-related services, reflecting the program's cross-sector nature. The opportunity was posted on June 7, 2018, with an original closing date of July 23, 2018. Awards were capped at an award ceiling of $1,000,000, and BJA anticipated making approximately 70 awards, signaling an intent to support a significant number of jurisdictions and school systems with meaningful, implementation-level funding.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the education, employment, labor and training, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), information and statistics, law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 18 STOP School Violence Prevention and Mental Health Training Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.839.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 07, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 23, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 70 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).

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