Project Prevent Grant Program

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This program provides grants to local educational agencies LEAs to increase their capacity to help schools in communities with pervasive violence to better address the needs of affected students and break the cycle of violence.

TYPES OF PROJECTS

These projects must offer students:

1. access to school-based counseling services, or referrals to community-based counseling services, for assistance in coping with trauma or anxiety;
2. school-based social and emotional supports for students to help address the effects of violence;
3. conflict resolution and other school-based strategies to prevent future violence; and
4. activities designed to promote a safer and improved school environment, which may include activities designed to decrease the incidence of harassment, bullying, fighting, gang participation, sexual assault, and substance use.

Applicants must address all four subparts of this absolute priority.