This bill creates a federal grant program called the Comprehensive School-Based Violence Prevention Program. The program funds school-based and community programs that serve students in kindergarten through 12th grade and youth under 19 who are at highest risk of involvement in gun violence. Grants can pay for trauma-informed services, social and emotional learning, mental health care connections, mentoring, community engagement, training for school staff, technical assistance, and data collection and reporting. Grants run for 5 years and may be renewed. Eligible applicants must be partnerships that include a State educational agency, one or more local educational agencies in qualifying communities, and at least one community-based nonprofit. The Secretary of Health, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, will distribute grants across U.S. regions, develop outcome measures, require regular grantee reports, and contract with independent researchers. The bill authorizes $25,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2031.
If you are a student, family member, teacher, or community organization in a community with high homicide or violent crime rates (or a community with a demonstrated need), your local school district could partner with the State educational agency and a community nonprofit to apply for a grant. Funded programs would focus on reducing youth involvement in gun violence by offering mental health supports, mentoring, skills training, and community-based prevention activities. If your community does not meet the listed eligibility criteria, there is no publicly available information on alternate paths to funding under this bill.
The bill authorizes $25,000,000 per fiscal year from 2025 through 2031 to carry out the program. Each grant lasts 5 years and may be renewed. Grantees may use up to 20 percent of their grant funds for their required evaluation activities. The Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of annual program funds for independent research and evaluation. No additional cost estimates or budget details are provided in the bill text.
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