# BJA FY25 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2025-172466-bja-fy25-student-teachers-and-officers-preventing-stop/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360624

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $2.0 million to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 79 awards worth $2.0 million in total. Applications closed on October 31, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2025-172466 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 31, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $2.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 79 |
| Total funding | $2.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.839 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- 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
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Units of local government; Private K–12 schools, including private charter schools; Public charter schools

## What the grant funds

This NOFO supports programs designed to prevent and reduce school violence by implementing training, developing school threat assessment teams and/or intervention teams to identify violence risks, introducing technologies like anonymous reporting tools, or applying other school safety strategies that assist in preventing violence. The goal is to equip K–12 students, teachers, and staff with tools to recognize, respond to, and prevent acts of violence.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2025-172466 still open?

No. It closed on October 31, 2025.

### Who can apply for BJA FY25 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for BJA FY25 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program?

Closed October 31, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $2.0 million each. About $2.0 million in total across about 79 awards.

### Who has won STOP School Violence grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Regents of the University of Michigan, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, The Regents of the University of Colorado. The program made 524 awards worth $494 million in that time.