From the Bureau of Justice Assistance Opportunity ID: O-BJA-2025-172340Fiscal Year: 2025Closing Date: April 3, 2025Posting Date: January 15, 2025Solicitation Type: CompetitiveGrants.gov Deadline: March 27, 2025, 11:59 pm EasternApplication JustGrants Deadline: April 3, 2025, 8:59 pm Eastern Download Description This funding opportunity aims to support school safety by implementing solutions to enhance school climate, establish school-based behavioral threat assessment and intervention teams to identify violence risks, introduce technologies like anonymous reporting tools, and apply other evidence-based strategies to prevent violence. The goal is to equip K–12 students, teachers,...

From the desk of Jon Akers, Executive Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety We had a super successful conference last year. We had nearly 600 attendees. We can accommodate 700 max this year. Holding it at Great Crossings High School in Scott County was the perfect venue for such a conference. So mark your calendars for our COST FREE Conference. Registration will begin in March of 2025. (We only ask you to register with us so we can get...

From the desk of Jon Akers, Executive Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety If you have recently hired a new SRO, we are offering transition assistance for them. This could greatly benefit a new SRO who hasn’t gone through the initial SRO 1 training. Transitioning from the “road” into a “school environment” is a major change. Working with one of KASROs mentors is something you might want to seriously consider. This is a cost free service provided by KCSS....

From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Please join the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse on May 29 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT for a virtual training on supporting K-12 student mental health and wellness. The training will feature a facilitated discussion with federal, state, and local representatives on mental health and wellness resources available to schools, including details on the practical implementation of federal funding and effective models for school-based mental health programs and services. Specific topics addressed...

Shared by Patricia Greer, Director, Kentucky Center for School Safety Resource Center via KYSSC ListServ School Safety Partner, A new school safety-related grant has recently been added to the Grants Finder Tool on SchoolSafety.gov. Strategies to Support Children Exposed to Violence (Deadline: June 24) Provides funding to communities to develop coordinated and comprehensive community-based approaches to help children and their families who are exposed to violence build resilience, restore their safety, heal their social and emotional wounds, and prevent future...