Up to $73 million in funding is available for FY26 SVPP. Each award is three years (36 months) in duration for a maximum federal share of $500,000 per award. There is a local cost share (matching funds) requirement of at least 25 percent. Approximately $1 million of the available funding will be reserved for microgrants of up to $100,000 for school districts, including rural, tribal, and low-resourced schools.

SVPP funding is available for following the following statutory purpose areas (see 34 U.S.C. § 10551(b)(5)–(9)) at K-12 (primary and secondary) schools and on school grounds:

• “Coordination with law enforcement”
• “Training for local law enforcement officers to prevent student 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 of local law enforcement during an emergency”
• “Any other measure that, in the determination of the COPS Office Director, may provide a significant improvement in security”

Please visit the Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance and/or Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for information on funding opportunities related to following STOP School Violence Act of 2018 purpose areas (see 34 U.S.C. § 10551(b)(1)–(4)):

• “Training school personnel and students to prevent student violence against others and self.”
• “The development and operation of anonymous reporting systems for threats of school violence, including mobile telephone applications, hotlines, and Internet websites.”
• “The development and operation of-
  • school threat assessment and intervention teams that may include coordination with law enforcement agencies and school personnel; and
  • specialized training for school officials in responding to mental health crises.”
• “Any other measure that, in the determination of the BJA Director, may provide a significant improvement in training, threat assessments and reporting, and violence prevention.”

• SVPP Notice of Funding Opportunity
• SVPP Application Resource Guide
• SVPP Survey Questions
• SVPP Fact Sheet
• SVPP Frequently Asked Questions
• Sole Source Justification Fact Sheet
• Consultant/Contractor Fact Sheet

The following resources present important lessons learned and other insights into school violence that may aid governments and communities as they develop and refine school safety plans. Applicants seeking SVPP funding may find these and other resources helpful as they prepare their applications.

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.