O-BJA-2025-172466: BJA FY25 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Bureau of Justice Assistance notices from 2025.
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.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed October 27, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$2.0 million
- Total funding$2.0 million
- Expected awards79
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
Key dates
| Posted | September 18, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | October 31, 2025 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.
All 11 applicant types the notice lists
- 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
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past STOP School Violence awards averaged $942,908; this notice allows up to $2.0 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (47% over five years) went to state and local governments.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
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.
Who has won STOP School Violence grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, STOP School Violence (16.839) awarded $494 million across 524 grant awards, an average of $942,908 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | 3 | $10.0 million |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | New York | 2 | $8.1 million |
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | Colorado | 4 | $7.2 million |
| University of Missouri System | Missouri | 3 | $6.0 million |
| The Institute for Intergovernmental Research, Inc. | Florida | 1 | $5.7 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
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.
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