# BJA FY 2026 Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2026-172709-bja-fy-2026-students-teachers-and-officers-preventing/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363913

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $2.0 million to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. Applications closed on October 30, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2026-172709 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 30, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $2.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| 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)

Other entities: Private K–12 schools, including private charter schools, should apply as “nonprofits.”; Public charter schools should apply as “independent school districts.”; Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this NOFO, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.

## What the grant funds

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY26 Students, Teachers, and Officers Prevention (STOP) School Violence Program. This opportunity supports programs 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 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 (STOP School Violence Act) describes the following allowable uses of funding for school safety projects: • Training to prevent student violence against others and self, including training for local law enforcement officers, school personnel, and students. • The development and operation of technology solutions such as anonymous reporting systems for threats of school violence, including mobile telephone applications, hotlines, and internet websites. • The development and deployment of: o School threat assessment and intervention teams that include coordination with law enforcement agencies and school personnel or o Specialized training for school officials in responding to mental health crises. BJA’s STOP School Violence Program improves school safety and security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence. Activities that go beyond the allowable uses of funding as described above will not be funded.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2026-172709 still open?

No. It closed on October 30, 2026.

### Who can apply for BJA FY 2026 Students, 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 FY 2026 Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program?

Closed October 30, 2026. 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.

### 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.