CFDA#
16.710
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Funder Type
Federal Government
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IT Classification
A - Primarily intended to fund technology
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Authority
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Summary
The Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 (STOP School Violence Act of 2018) gave the COPS Office authority to provide awards to improve security at schools and on school grounds in the jurisdiction of the grantee through evidence-based school safety programs.
School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) funding may be used for the following objectives: improved information sharing with local law enforcement; increased interaction and improved communications between law enforcement and school officials; reduced notification times to law enforcement; improved response time to threats and events; accurate identification of danger and follow up; increased knowledge of and use of community policing principles; and increased school safety and sustainability planning efforts.
In FY2025, funding will be available for the following purpose areas:
- Coordination with local law enforcement
- Training for local law enforcement officers to prevent school violence against others and self
- Placement and use of metal detectors, locks, lighting, and other deterrent measures
- Acquisition and installation of technology for expedited notification to law enforcement during an emergency
- Any other measure that, in the determination of the director of the COPS Office, may provide a significant improvement in security
Any equipment and/or technology items included in the project budget must be clearly linked to the enhancement or implementation of the SVPP project. Examples of such items may include the following:
- Equipment
- Entry Control Equipment
- Door locking mechanisms/access control doors
- Peepholes for classroom doors
- School site alarm and protection systems— Motion detectors
- Lighting (on school grounds)
- Technology
- Communication technology
- Emergency call boxes
- Intercom or public address (PA) system
- Panic and immediate alarm notification systems
- Two-way radios
- Emergency alerts— Automated text messages or email
- Identification technology — ID scanning devices (and accompanying equipment)
- Laptops (directly related to SVPP)
- Maps of schools/bus routes — GIS software
- Printers (directly related to SVPP)
- Security cameras and/or systems (and accompanying equipment)
History of Funding
Previous awards may be viewed at:
Additional Information
Other allowable expenses under the SVPP program include:
- Supplies directly related to the SVPP project (e.g. training manuals, paper, printer ink, pens, postage, etc.).
- Salaries and fringe benefits for civilian/non-sworn personnel hired to carry out SVPP project activities (e.g. project coordinators, project managers, technology managers, emergency management coordinators, or trainers).
- Other costs, including software and prepaid warranties or maintenance agreements (not to exceed 36 months), overtime costs for civilian personnel engaging in SVPP-related activities, or other miscellaneous items with direct correlation to the overall success of an SVPP project and are necessary for the project to reach full implementation.
A full list of allowable and unallowable costs can be found in the application resource guide: https://cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/2025ProgramDocs/svpp/resource_guide.pdf
Eligibility Details
Eligible applicants are states, units of local government, Indian tribes, and public agencies (e.g. school districts, including public charter schools and school districts with a single school; school boards; and law enforcement agencies.). Recipients of SVPP funding must use funding for the benefit of K-12, primary and secondary schools and students. Individual schools not operating as school districts, independent schools and private schools, including private charter schools, and colleges and universities are not eligible to apply as the primary applicant. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit an application that demonstrates a comprehensive approach to school safety.
Deadline Details
Applicants are required to submit a SF-424 and SF-LLL to Grants.gov by June 18, 2025. Full applications are to be submitted to JustGrants by June 26, 2025. Similar deadlines are anticipated annually.
Award Details
Up to $73,000,000 is available in FY2025. Awards may be up to $500,000 each. Approximately 200 awards are anticipated. Cost sharing of 25% is required. Project periods will extend up to 36 months, beginning October 1, 2025.
Approximately $1 million of the available funding will be reserved for microgrants for school districts, including rural, tribal, and low-resourced schools. Applications for microgrants must not exceed $100,000, and the COPS Office will waive the 25% local cost share (matching funds) requirement for microgrant applicants that are selected for funding. Consideration for microgrant funding does not exclude your agency from non-microgrant SVPP funding.
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