SVPP

School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP)

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) has long demonstrated a commitment to school safety and to ensuring students' success in supportive, safe environments. The COPS Office 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 grantees’ jurisdictions through evidence-based school safety programs.

Pasadena Unified School District will use this grant initiative to improve security at schools and on school grounds in the grantees’ jurisdictions through evidence-based school safety programs and technology with the following school safety measures in and around K-12 (primary and secondary) schools and school grounds:

• “Coordination with law enforcement”
• “Training for local law enforcement officers to prevent student violence against others and self”
• “Metal detectors, locks, lighting, and other deterrent measures”
• “Technology for expedited notification of local law enforcement during an emergency”
• “Any other measure that the COPS Office determines may provide a significant improvement in security”

 Grantor: U.S. Department of Justice.
 Award: $498,765
 Term: 10/1/2019-9/30/2022. Current Period: 10/1/2021-9/30/2022