The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) was created in 1984 to reduce violent crime, create safer communities, and reform our Nation’s criminal justice system. BJA’s mission is to provide leadership and services in grant administration and criminal justice policy development to support state, local, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities. BJA works with communities, governments, and nonprofit organizations to reduce crime, recidivism, and unnecessary confinement, and promote a safe and fair criminal justice system.
The grant program aims to enhance school safety through the implementation of innovative solutions. These solutions focus on improving the school climate by identifying risks of school violence among students through school-based behavioral threat assessments and/or intervention teams. Furthermore, it supports technological innovations such as anonymous reporting technology, among other strategies, to aid in the prevention of violence in schools.