ClosedOpportunity BJA-2020-17313

BJA FY 20 BJA's STOP School Violence Grant Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

BJA FY 20 BJA's STOP School Violence Grant Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was March 3, 2020. Individual awards are listed as up to $750K, with about 35 awards expected and $10M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, federally recognized tribal governments and 2 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.839 (STOP School Violence).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Dec 31, 2019Posted
Mar 3, 2020Application deadline

Posted: Dec 31, 2019
Close date: Mar 3, 2020
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $750,000
Est. total funding: $10,000,000
Expected awards: 35
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Federally recognized tribal governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

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

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

BJAs 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.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.839STOP School ViolenceProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.839

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$35.6M

FY25

$84M

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.839. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 16.839

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 466 grant awards had funding actions under STOP School Violence, with 110 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

THE INSTITUTE FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH, INC.$3.73M
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY$3.64M
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO$3.2M
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA$2.34M
NEWARK COMMUNITY STREET TEAM INC$2M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Justice Assistance
support@grants.gov
202-514-9354

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “BJA FY 20 BJA's STOP School Violence Grant Program”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “BJA FY 20 BJA's STOP School Violence Grant Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $750k, total estimated program funding is $10,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 35 awards.

How do I apply for “BJA FY 20 BJA's STOP School Violence Grant Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity BJA-2020-17313), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 16.839