Up to $73 million in funding is available for FY24 SVPP. Each award is three years (36 months) in duration for a maximum federal share of $500,000 per award. There is a local cash match (cost share) requirement of at least 25 percent.

SVPP funding will provide up to 75% funding for the following school safety measures in and around K-12 (primary and secondary) schools and school grounds:

• “Coordination with law enforcement”
• “Training for local law enforcement officers to prevent student violence against others and self”
• “Metal detectors, locks, lighting, and other deterrent measures”
• “Technology for expedited notification of local law enforcement during an emergency”
• “Any other measure that the COPS Office determines may provide a significant improvement in security”

The following school safety measures are available through the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA’s) section of the STOP School Violence Act of 2018:

• Development and operation of anonymous reporting systems
  • Hotlines
  • Internet websites
  • Mobile telephone applications
• Development and operation of a school threat assessment
• Specialized training for school officials in responding to mental health crises
• Training for school personnel and students to prevent student violence against others and self
• Any other measure the BJA determines may provide a significant improvement in security

Please find additional info on the Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA's) website.

Funding may also be available through the OJJDP FY 2023 Enhancing School Capacity to Address Youth Violence solicitation.

All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law.

• SVPP Solicitation
• FY24 Application Resource Guide
• FY24 SVPP Fact Sheet
• Sole Source Justification Fact Sheet
• Consultant/Contractor Fact Sheet
• SVPP Frequently Asked Questions
• SVPP Repository Questions
• Background Screening

Schoolsafety.gov

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of Education (ED), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created SchoolSafety.gov to share actionable recommendations to keep school communities safe. SchoolSafety.gov aims to help schools prevent, protect, mitigate, respond to, and recover from emergency situations

The Final Report and Finding of the Safe School Initiative

The Safe School Initiative sought to identify information that could be obtainable, or "knowable," prior to an attack. That information would then be analyzed and evaluated to produce a factual, accurate knowledge base on targeted school attacks. This knowledge could be used to help communities across the country to formulate policies and strategies aimed at preventing school-based attacks.

U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center

On July 12, 2018, the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center released Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model: An Operational Guide for Preventing Targeted School Violence to provide fundamental direction on how to prevent incidents of targeted school violence. The guide provides schools and communities with a framework to identify students of concern, assess their risk for engaging in violence, and identify intervention strategies to mitigate that risk.