Synopsis

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY26 Students, Teachers, and Officers Prevention (STOP) School Violence Program. This opportunity supports programs to prevent and reduce school violence by implementing training, developing school threat assessment teams and/or intervention teams to identify violence risks, introducing technologies like anonymous reporting tools, or applying other school safety strategies that assist in preventing violence. The Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 (STOP School Violence Act) describes the following allowable uses of funding for school safety projects: • Training to prevent student violence against others and self, including training for local law enforcement officers, school personnel, and students. • The development and operation of technology solutions such as anonymous reporting systems for threats of school violence, including mobile telephone applications, hotlines, and internet websites. • The development and deployment of: o School threat assessment and intervention teams that include coordination with law enforcement agencies and school personnel or o Specialized training for school officials in responding to mental health crises. BJA’s STOP School Violence Program improves school safety and security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence. Activities that go beyond the allowable uses of funding as described above will not be funded.
Response Date	Oct 30, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Posting Date	Sep 21, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Archive Date
Award Ceiling	2,000,000
Award Floor	N/a
Cost Sharing	No

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

Special district governments, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, County governments, City or township governments, Independent school districts, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Additional Info on Eligibility:

Other entities: Private K–12 schools, including private charter schools, should apply as “nonprofits.”; Public charter schools should apply as “independent school districts.”; Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this NOFO, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.

Additional Information

Agency Name	Bureau of Justice Assistance
Link to Additional Information:	https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2026-172709
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: GrantSolutions Help Desk Phone: 202-514-9354

CFDA Program(s)

• 16.839: STOP School Violence