STOP School Violence (16.839)
STOP School Violence (Assistance Listing 16.839) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $494 million in 524 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $942,908 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $998,102. Half of the 524 awards fell between $740,806 and $1.0 million, and they ranged from $30,749 to $8.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$494 million
- Grant awards524
- Typical award$998,102
- Awarded in FY 2025$78.3 million
- Size rank376 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants (cooperative agreements or contracts), project grants (discretionary), project grants (for specified projects), project grants (including individual awards)
Key findings
- Annual funding was roughly flat, $78.3 million in fiscal 2021 and $78.3 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 376th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 17% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 50 states and territories.
What the program funds
Program goal(s) name: Provide resources to prevent and reduce school violence Program goal(s) description: Improve school safety by providing K-12 students, teachers, and staff with tools to recognize, respond to, and prevent acts of violence. Program objective(s) name: Train personnel and implement strategies to improve school safety. Program objective(s) description: Train school personnel and educate students on preventing student violence against others and themselves; develop and implement threat assessment and/or intervention teams to identify school violence risks and implement strategies to mitigate those risks; and implement technology solutions, such as an anonymous reporting technology, designed to provide a way for students, teachers, faculty, and community members to anonymously identify school violence threats, or other solutions that will improve school safety.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Award amounts will range from $1,000,000 up to $2,000,000. See solicitation for specifics at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, STOP School Violence (16.839) awarded$494 million across 524 grant awards, an average of $942,908 per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 47% of the money, nonprofits 30% and colleges and universities 15%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 269 | $230 million | 47% |
| Nonprofits | 153 | $149 million | 30% |
| Colleges and universities | 51 | $75.6 million | 15% |
| Other | 45 | $34.4 million | 7.0% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 6 | $5.1 million | 1.0% |
By state
48 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 61 | $55.0 million |
| New York | 52 | $47.0 million |
| Texas | 33 | $29.8 million |
| Florida | 24 | $27.0 million |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | $26.3 million |
| Michigan | 14 | $18.2 million |
| Kentucky | 21 | $18.1 million |
| Georgia | 17 | $17.2 million |
| Illinois | 17 | $15.1 million |
| Colorado | 9 | $13.9 million |
| North Carolina | 15 | $13.1 million |
| Ohio | 13 | $12.7 million |
| Tennessee | 13 | $11.3 million |
| Virginia | 10 | $11.1 million |
| Alabama | 9 | $10.2 million |
| Mississippi | 10 | $10.1 million |
| New Jersey | 11 | $9.9 million |
| Oklahoma | 11 | $9.6 million |
| Arkansas | 8 | $9.0 million |
| Wisconsin | 10 | $8.9 million |
| Missouri | 8 | $7.9 million |
| Minnesota | 8 | $7.8 million |
| Connecticut | 8 | $7.3 million |
| Louisiana | 8 | $7.1 million |
| Massachusetts | 9 | $6.9 million |
| Washington | 7 | $6.2 million |
| Arizona | 8 | $6.1 million |
| Alaska | 7 | $5.7 million |
| Montana | 5 | $5.5 million |
| Oregon | 4 | $5.0 million |
| South Carolina | 8 | $4.9 million |
| Nevada | 4 | $4.3 million |
| Nebraska | 4 | $4.2 million |
| New Hampshire | 5 | $4.0 million |
| Delaware | 4 | $4.0 million |
| Kansas | 6 | $4.0 million |
| Maryland | 5 | $3.8 million |
| Utah | 4 | $3.7 million |
| Indiana | 5 | $3.4 million |
| Hawaii | 2 | $3.0 million |
| New Mexico | 4 | $2.6 million |
| Maine | 3 | $2.3 million |
| West Virginia | 3 | $2.1 million |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $2.1 million |
| Wyoming | 1 | $1.8 million |
| Iowa | 3 | $1.8 million |
| Idaho | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $1.0 million |
| South Dakota | 1 | $998,790 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $499,984 |