Grants Finder Tool

FY 2023 Youth Violence Prevention Program

Deadline: June 12, 2023

The purpose of this program is to provide funding for applicants to develop and/or enhance strategies to prevent youth violence, including youth gang involvement and youth gang/group violence. Strategies funded through this solicitation should focus on delivering prevention and early intervention services for youth who are at risk of committing violence.

Access Link: https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-ojjdp-2023-171718

Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV)

Deadline: Ongoing

Description: This grant funds short-term education-related services for local educational agencies and institutions of higher education to help them recover from a violent or traumatic event in which the learning environment has been disrupted.

Access Link: https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/safe-supportive-schools/pr…

Homeland Security Grant Program

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Description: The Homeland Security Grant includes a suite of risk-based grants to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts in preventing, protecting against, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from acts of terrorism and other threats. This grant provides recipients with the resources required for implementation of the National Preparedness System and working toward the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation.

Please note: A State Administrative Agency (SAA) is the only entity eligible to apply for the Homeland Security Grant Program on behalf of subapplicants. Due to the nature of the grant application process, some state application windows may only be open for a limited time or have additional requirements. It is encouraged that any interested subapplicants reach out to their respective SAA contact for state-specific application information.

Access Link: https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/homeland-security

Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI)

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Description: Through this opportunity, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks applications for funding to prevent and reduce violent crime in communities by supporting comprehensive, evidence-based violence intervention and prevention programs, including efforts to address gang and gun violence, based on partnerships among community residents, local government agencies, victim service providers, community-based organizations, law enforcement, hospitals, researchers, and other community stakeholders.

Access Link: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2023-171647

Nonprofit Security Grant Program

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Description: This grant provides funding support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attack. The intent is to integrate nonprofit preparedness activities with broader state and local preparedness efforts. It is also designed to promote coordination and collaboration in emergency preparedness activities among public and private community representatives, as well as state and local government agencies.

Please note: A State Administrative Agency (SAA) is the only entity eligible to apply for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program on behalf of subapplicants. Due to the nature of the grant application process, some state application windows may only be open for a limited time or have additional requirements. It is encouraged that any interested subapplicants reach out to their respective SAA contact for state-specific application information.

Access Link: https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/nonprofit-security

School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP)

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Description: 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 directly to States, units of local government, or Indian tribes to improve security at schools and on school grounds in the jurisdiction of the grantee through evidence-based school safety programs and technology.

Access Link: https://cops.usdoj.gov/svpp

Cooperative Agreements for School-Based Trauma-Informed Support Services and Mental Health Care for Children and Youth

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Description: The purpose of this program is to increase student access to evidence-based and culturally relevant trauma support services and mental health care by developing innovative initiatives, activities, and programs to link local school systems with local trauma-informed support and mental health systems, including those under the Indian Health Service. With this program, SAMHSA aims to further enhance and improve trauma-informed support and mental health services for children and youth.

Access Link: https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/sm-23-025

STOP School Violence Program

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Description: This program is designed to improve K-12 school security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence and ensure a positive school climate.

Access Link: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2023-171666

NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on School Safety

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Description: This solicitation from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), in collaboration with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects to fill knowledge gaps in two topical areas: 1) studies on the root causes and consequences of school violence and 2) examinations of the impact and effectiveness of school safety approaches implemented for purposes authorized under the STOP School Violence Act.

Access Link: https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-nij-2023-171616

COPS Hiring Program

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Description: This competitive grant program is designed to provide funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts, including funding for school resource officers.

Access Link: https://cops.usdoj.gov/chp