Title
Authorization to Apply for the BJA STOP School Violence Program Competitive Grant (Ordinance S-51034)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to allow the Police Department to apply for, accept, and enter into an agreement with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) STOP School Violence Program Competitive Grant. The grant amount is not to exceed $1,000,000. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The BJA FY24 STOP School Violence Program provides funding to increase school safety by implementing solutions that will improve school climate. Solutions include school-based behavioral threat assessments and/or intervention teams to identify school violence risks among students, technological innovations that are shown to increase school safety such as anonymous reporting technology, training and other school safety strategies that assist in preventing violence.
If awarded, the Police Department will use grant funding to get school resource officers enhanced training on school safety concepts, threat assessment, crisis intervention procedures, de-escalating with youth, restorative justice and trust-based relational intervention (TBRI) training.
Contract Term
The project period is for three years and will begin on Oct. 1, 2024.
Financial Impact
No matching funds are required.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department.