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BJA’s STOP School Violence Grant Program

Funds to prevent violence in a K–12 school setting

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BJA STOP School Violence Grant Program
Federal Funding Round Up

Program Goals

The FY25 Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) STOP School Violence Program, is now open. $83M (up to $2M for Category 1 awards and $1M for Category 2) is the total amount to be awarded to nonprofits, independent school districts, private K–12 schools (including private charter schools), public charter schools, and other eligible entities. The Grants.gov application deadline is October 27, 2025, and the JustGrants application deadline is November 3, 2025. Allowable expenses include:   

Who Is Eligible?

It is anticipated that there will be 10 awards in Category 1, with the award ceiling being $2M per award. Category 1 is open to state governments as well as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.

It is anticipated that there will be 69 awards in Category 2, with the award ceiling being $1M per award. Category 2 is open to:

  • 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 
  • independent school districts  
  • and other eligible entities 

Private K–12 schools, including private charter schools, should apply as “nonprofits.” Public charter schools should apply as “independent school districts.” 

Focus areas

  1. Develop and operate technology solutions such as anonymous reporting systems (ARS) for threats of school violence, including mobile telephone applications, hotlines, websites, or other school safety technology solutions, for accurate identification of danger or other technology solutions shown to improve school safety.  Applicants will need to detail how the data collected through this system is handled, secured, and shared. 
  2. Develop and implement multidisciplinary behavioral threat assessment (BTA) and/or intervention teams. BTA and/or intervention teams must be multidisciplinary and should coordinate with law enforcement agencies, behavioral health specialists, community stakeholders, and school personnel. Applicants should demonstrate in their applications or with attached letters of support or MOUs that they have the support of relevant team partners. 
  3. Train school personnel and educate students on preventing school violence. This includes anti-bullying and suicide prevention training and can include specialized training for school officials to respond to mental health crises. 

Purchasing Raptor with STOP Funding

Raptor software was built to help schools manage every stage of safety.

Raptor software is available to support the BJA STOP School Violence Program’s goals and allowable expenses

StudentSafe Early Intervention Software for schools

StudentSafe™ BTA and Early Intervention Software

Empower staff to help students earlier.

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VisitorSafe™ Visitor
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Screen and track everyone who enters your schools.

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School Emergency Management Software

Emergency
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Prepare for, respond to, and recover from any emergency.

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Customer Success and Training

Compliance
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Professional services for sustainable school safety initiatives.

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Volunteer Management System for Schools

VolunteerSafe™ Volunteer
Management

For a streamlined process from application to reporting.

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Dismissal Management

Enhance security and simplify student dismissal.

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