School Violence Prevention Program

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School Violence Prevention Program

Type	Program
Sponsor Organization	Community Oriented Policing Services
Top Organization	Department of Justice
Creation Legislation	Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-141)
Website	Website
Purpose	The SVPP enhances school safety by providing funding to states, local governments, and tribes for evidence-based programs and technologies to prevent school violence. It aims to strengthen security, train law enforcement, and foster safe learning environments through measures like anonymous reporting systems and threat assessments.
Program Start	2018
Initial Funding	$75 million
Duration	Ongoing
Historic	No

The School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP), established in 2018 under the Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act (STOP School Violence Act) of 2018, is administered by the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office to provide grants to improve safety at K-12 schools, allocating over $500 million since inception to support approximately 200 projects annually by 2025. Initially funded with $75 million, it has grown to distribute $50 million in FY 2024 across 45 awards, funding initiatives like anonymous reporting systems, threat assessment training, and metal detectors in schools like those in rural Alabama and urban Chicago. Despite its impact, challenges like funding delays and uneven implementation persist (web ID: 7), but it remains a key resource under DOJ’s school safety efforts.

Official Site

Goals

• Prevent school violence through evidence-based safety programs and technologies.
• Train law enforcement and school staff in threat assessment and crisis response.
• Foster safe, secure learning environments for students and educators.

Organization

The School Violence Prevention Program is managed by the COPS Office within the Department of Justice, overseen by Director Ronald L. Davis since 2021, with state, local, and tribal grantees implementing projects under federal oversight. It operates via annual appropriations, guided by the STOP School Violence Act and subsequent funding acts like Public Law 117-328 (2022).

Partners

• National Association of School Resource Officers
• National Threat Assessment Center
• Safe and Sound Schools
• Alabama Department of Education

History

Authorized by the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-141) and launched in 2018 with $75 million, the SVPP expanded with annual appropriations, reaching $50 million in FY 2024. It grew from supporting 50 projects annually in 2019 to 200 by 2025, addressing threats like targeted school violence with innovations like the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System (web ID: 0). By 2025, it has awarded over $500 million, though GAO notes implementation challenges (web ID: 7).

Funding

Initial funding of $75 million in 2018 supported the program’s launch, with over $500 million appropriated by 2025 via annual DOJ budgets—e.g., $50 million in FY 2024. Ongoing appropriations under the STOP School Violence Act sustain its operations, with no fixed end as it addresses ongoing school safety needs.

Implementation

SVPP distributes grants annually, requiring grantees to implement evidence-based measures like anonymous reporting, threat assessments, and security upgrades, tracked via COPS’ Grants Management System. It progresses through local partnerships—e.g., 200 projects yearly—and training programs, adapting to school safety needs with no set end, though delays in fund disbursement remain a challenge (web ID: 7).

Related

• School Safety and Security Program
• STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program

External links

• https://cops.usdoj.gov/schoolviolenceprevention
• https://www.nasro.org
• wikipedia:Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act

Social media

• https://twitter.com/COPSPROGRAMS
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/u-s-department-of-justice