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BJA FY 20 BJA's STOP School Violence Grant Program

Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance

Assistance Listings
  • 16.839 -- STOP School Violence

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Description

BJA’s STOP School Violence Grant Program is designed to improve school security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

  • County governments
  • Special district governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
  • City or township governments

Nonprofit

  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Education

  • Independent school districts

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

The following entities are eligible to apply:• Public agencies – e.g. school districts, towns, cities and municipalities, individual schools, police departments, sheriff’s departments, mental health service providers, health departments• Federally recognized Indian tribes • Nonprofit entities to include private schools

Grantor contact information

Description

For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline in order to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under “Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues” in the How to Apply section. For assistance with any unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond an applicant’s control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline, or any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 800-851-3420; via TTY at 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301-240-5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. support@grants.gov

Email

Technical Application Assistance

support@grants.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/bja-2020-17313

Closed: March 3, 2020

Application process

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Award

$10,000,000

Program Funding

35

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$750,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

BJA-2020-17313

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Education

Humanities

Law justice and legal services

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

3

Posted date:

December 31, 2019

Archive date:

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