U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

www.cops.usdoj.gov

Updated April 2019 

 Fact Sheet

2018 COPS Office STOP School Violence: School 

Violence Prevention Program 

The COPS Office STOP School Violence: School Violence 

Prevention Program (SVPP) is a competitive award program 

designed to provide funding to improve security at schools 

and on school grounds in the grantee’s jurisdiction through 

evidence-based school safety programs. 

Background 

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services 

(COPS Office) has long demonstrated a commitment to 

school safety and to ensuring student success in supportive, 

safe environments. The COPS Office invested more than 

$900 million in American schools through previous grant 

programs such as Secure Our Schools, COPS in Schools, 

School-Based Partnerships, and the Safe School Initiative. In 

FY 2018, up to $25 million in SVPP funding was available 

to provide states, units of local government, and Indian 

tribes the opportunity to establish and enhance a variety 

of school safety equipment and programs to encourage the 

continuation and enhancement of school safety efforts to 

prevent violence in their communities. 

Funding provisions 

The COPS Office STOP School Violence: SVPP provides 

funding directly to states, units of local government, and 

Indian tribes to be used to improve security at schools and 

on school grounds in the grantees’ jurisdictions through 

evidence-based school safety programs that may include one 

or more of the following: 

Coordination with local law enforcement 

Training for local law enforcement officers to prevent 

school violence against others and self 

Placement and use of metal detectors, locks, lighting, and 

other deterrent measures 

Acquisition and installation of technology for expedited 

notification of local law enforcement during an emergency 

Any other measure that, in the determination of the 

director of the COPS Office, may provide a significant 

improvement in security 

2018 Highlights 

There were 202 eligible applications received from 

jurisdictions in 44 states. 

91 awards were made to states, counties, cities, and tribes 

totaling $24,499,983. 

40 percent of awards went to rural jurisdictions, 33 

percent to suburban jurisdictions, 24 percent to urban 

jurisdictions, and 3 percent to states. 

More than 5,000 schools and three million students will 

benefit from the funded projects. 

Contact the COPS Office 

For more information about the COPS Office 

STOP School Violence: School Violence Prevention 

Program (SVPP), please call the COPS Office 

Response Center at 800-421-6770 or visit the COPS 

Office website at www.cops.usdoj.gov. 
Camera systems and related hardware

Target hardening (access controls, doors, locks, etc.)

Technology (panic alarms, radios, repeaters, etc.)

Training for law enforcement (active shooter, etc.)

Visitor management technologies

Expedited notification of law enforcement

0 10 20 30 40 50

50%

41%

32%

32%

27%

10%

Urban

All

Camera systems and related hardware

Target hardening (access controls, doors, locks, etc.)

Technology (panic alarms, radios, repeaters, etc.)

Expedited notification of law enforcement

Visitor management technologies

Training for law enforcement (active shooter, etc.)

0 10 20 30 40 50

45%

42%

35%

33%

26%

12%

Urban

All

SubUrban

2 

2018 COPS Office STOP School Violence: School Violence Prevention Program 

Application Statistics 

Eligible applications 202 

States represented 44 

Average federal request $275,545 

Award Statistics 

Number of awards 91 

States represented 33 

Percent made to rural jurisdictions 40 

Percent made to suburban jurisdictions 33 

Percent made to urban jurisdictions 24 

Percent made to state jurisdictions 3 

Average award amount $269,231 

Award Impacts and Demographics* 

Schools impacted 5,380 

Students impacted 3,028,785 

* As reported by recipients 

Most common elements of awarded projects 

(as a percentage of all awards that include the element)† 

All jurisdiction types 

Camera systems and related hardware 

Target hardening (access controls, doors, locks, etc.) 

Technology (panic alarms, radios, repeaters, etc.) 

Expedited notification of law enforcement 

Visitor management technologies 

Training for law enforcement (active shooter, etc.) 

0 10 20 30 40 50

45%

42%

35%

33%

26%

12%

Urban jurisdictions 

Camera systems and related hardware 

Target hardening (access controls, doors, locks, etc.) 

Technology (panic alarms, radios, repeaters, etc.) 

Training for law enforcement (active shooter, etc.) 

Visitor management technologies 

Expedited notification of law enforcement 

0 10 20 30 40 50

50%

41%

32%

32%

27%

10%

† The sum of all percentages exceeds 100 because applicants often included multiple elements in their project. 

Updated April 2019 
Visitor management technologies

0 10 20 30 40 50

10%

SubUrban

Rural

Camera systems and related hardware

Training for law enforcement (active shooter, etc.)

Technology (panic alarms, radios, repeaters, etc.)

Expedited notification of law enforcement

Visitor management technologies

Target hardening (access controls, doors, locks, etc.)

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

33%

33%

33%

33%

0%

0%

State

Camera systems and related hardware

Target hardening (access controls, doors, locks, etc.)

Technology (panic alarms, radios, repeaters, etc.)

Expedited notification of law enforcement

Visitor management technologies

Training for law enforcement (active shooter, etc.)

0 10 20 30 40 50

50%

47%

44%

36%

27%

14%

Rural

State

2018 COPS Office STOP School Violence: School Violence Prevention Program 

Suburban jurisdictions 

Target hardening (access controls, doors, locks, etc.) 

Camera systems and related hardware 

Expedited notification of law enforcement 

Technology (panic alarms, radios, repeaters, etc.) 

Visitor management technologies 

Training for law enforcement (active shooter, etc.) 

0 10 20 30 40 50

43%

37%

33%

23%

20%

13%

Rural jurisdictions 

Camera systems and related hardware 

Target hardening (access controls, doors, locks, etc.) 

Technology (panic alarms, radios, repeaters, etc.) 

Expedited notification of law enforcement 

Visitor management technologies 

Training for law enforcement (active shooter, etc.) 

0 10 20 30 40 50

50%

47%

44%

36%

27%

14%

State Jurisdictions 

Camera systems and related hardware 

Training for law enforcement (active shooter, etc.) 

Technology (panic alarms, radios, repeaters, etc.) 

Expedited notification of law enforcement 

Visitor management technologies 

Target hardening (access controls, doors, locks, etc.) 

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

33%

33%

33%

33%

0%

0%

Updated April 2019