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School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV)

Grant Type
Discretionary grant
Office
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)
ALN
84.184S
Contact
Hamed Negron-Perez
Office of Safe and Supportive Schools
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 4B111
Washington, DC 20202-6200
Hamed.Negron-Perez@ed.gov
202-453-6725
Eligibility
Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs)
Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)
Application Deadline
Application Status
Not Applicable

Program Description

The School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) program funds short-term education-related services for local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) to help them recover from a violent or traumatic event in which the learning environment has been disrupted.

Types of Projects

  • Office of Safe and Supportive Schools (OSSS)
    • Project SERV funds in response to most violent or traumatic events are managed by OSSS.
    • For information on applying for a Project SERV grant please contact hamed.negron-perez@ed.gov.
  • Disaster Recovery Unit (DRU)
    • Project SERV funds in response to a major natural disaster are managed by the DRU.
    • For information on applying for a Project SERV grant following a natural disaster, please contact Maria.Rowan@ed.gov.   

Fiscal Year (FY) 2024

PR/Award Number Grantee NameAward
S184S240001Washington Central Unified Union School District, VT$100,000
S184S240002South Delta School District, MS$297,475
S184S240004Hawaii State Department of Education$2,199,146

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023

PR/AwardGrantee NameAward
S184S230001Pioneer Union School District, CA$59,984
S184S230002Philander Smith College, AR (HBCU)$149,963
S184S230003Happy Camp Elementary School District, CA$222,925
S184S230004Hodges University, FL$285,772
S184S230005Hardee County School District, FL$148,869
S184S230006Hampton University, VA$214,317
S184S230007Daytona State College, FL$31,491
S184S230008Claflin University, SC$440,000
S184S230009TrueNorth Educational Coop 804, IL$73,000
S184S230010Texas Southern University, TX (HBCU)$191,962
S184S230011McSwain Union Elementary School District, CA$99,925
S184S230012Delaware State University, DE (HBCU)$217,000
S184S230013Plumas Alternative Learning Services, CA$112,476
S184S230014Lagunita School District, CA$4,806
S184S230015Howard University, DC (HBCU)$203,000
S184S230016Lee County School Board, FL$333,367
S184S230017Metropolitan Nashville PS, TN$850,000
S184S230018Uvalde CISD, TX (2nd Award)$1,500,000
S184S230019Dillard University, LA (HBCU)$287,700
S184S230020Amory School District, MS$67,438
S184S230021Seattle School District #1 of King County, WA$493,923
S184S230022Florida Southwestern State College, FL$270,441
S184S230023Big Creek Elementary School District, CA$186,773
S184S230024Wynne School District, AR$320,305

FY 2022

PR/Award NumberGrantee NameAward
S184S220001Plumas Alternative Learning Services, CA$115,314
S184S220002Sojourner Truth Academy, MN$79,000
S184S220003Boulder Valley School District, CO$1,317,979
S184S220004Pacific Elementary School District, CA$36,353
S184S220005Bonny Doon Union Elementary School District, CA$36,353
S184S220006Greenville Schools, SC$360,784
S184S220007Bridgewater College, VA$276,285
S184S220008

Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District

Distrito Escolar Independiente Consolidado de Uvalde

$1,500,000
S184S220009Southern University Law Center, LA$133,200
S184S220010Oxford Area Community SD, MI$707,600
S184S220011Intermediate District 287, MN$94,718
S184S220012Tugaloo College, MS$423,790
S184S220013Fayetteville State University, NC$83,284
S184S220014Coppin State University, MD$130,190
S184S220015Fisk University, TN$60,919
S184S220016NC Central University, NC$213,500

FY 2021

PR/Award NumberGrantee NameAward
S184S210001Lincoln County, OR$234,477
S184S210002Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, CA$202,500
S184S210003Sonoma County Office of Education, CA$1,083,805
S184S210004Butte County Office of Education, CA$111,828
S184S210005Phoenix-Talent Schools, OR$260,360
S184S210006McKenzie School District, OR$14,400
S184S210007Pacific Elementary School District, CA$44,820
S184S210008Bonny Doon Union Elementary School District, CA$84,345
S184S210009Department of Education of Puerto Rico$96,318
S184S210010Happy Camp Elementary School District, CA$541,395
S184S210011Boulder Valley School District, CO$91,322

FY 2020

PR/Award NumberGrantee NameAward
S184S200001Clint ISD, El Paso, TX$2,164
S184S200002School Board of Broward County, FL$2,483,273
S184S200003Maine School of Science and Mathematics, ME$59,630
S184S200005Moore ISD No2, OK$256,788

FY 2019

PR/Award NumberGrantee NameAward
S184S190001School Board of Marion County, FL$68,565
S184S190002Central Northern Mariana Islands Public School Systems$1,131,759
S184S190003Marshall County Board of Education, KY$460,064
S184S190004California Department of Education$2,000,000
S184S190005Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NC$95,115
S184S190006North Carolina Department of Public Instruction$2,000,000
S184S190007Freeman School District 358, WA$224,472
S184S190008Bay County, FL$1,256,574
S184S190009Gadsden County, FL$590,492
S184S190001Santa Fe ISD, TX$1,000,000

FY 2018

Grantee NameStateAward
Texas SEATX$2,000,000
VIDE SEAUSVI$2,000,000
PRDE SEAPR$2,000,000
CDE SEACA$2,000,000
Freeman SDWA$50,817
Broward County PSFL$1,000,000
Two Eagle River SchoolMT$50,000
Clark County SDNV$50,000
New Paltz Central SDMT$49,493
Santa Fe ISDTX$1,000,000
St. Mary’s County PSMD$189,202
West Liberty-Salem LSDOH$164,542
Marshall County SDKY$138,213
Corning Unified Elementary SDCA$105,024

FY 2017

Grantee NameStateAward
Flint Community SchoolsMI$480,000
Anderson SDSC$65,700
Washington West Supervisory Union SDVT$63,111
Washoe County SDNV$50,000
Anderson SD, 2nd AwardSC$135,844
St. Joseph SDMO$54,543
San Bernardino City Unified SDCA$69,651

FY 2016

Grantee NameStateAward 
Volusia County Schools, DelandFL$69,023
Little Wound School, Pine Ridge ReservationSD$325,777
Baltimore City Public SchoolsMD$292,647
Chicago PS, Scott Joplin ESIL$70,650
Madison Local SchoolsOH$56,336
Seattle Pacific UniversityWA$68,226
Umpqua Community CollegeOR$529,623
Crazy Horse SchoolSD$107,631
Becker School DistrictMN$44,300
Wounded Knee District SchoolSD$300,000
Baltimore City Public Schools, Renaissance AcademyMD$351,718
Louisiana SEALA$1,500,000

FY 2015

Grantee NameStateAward 
Fairfax County Public SchoolsVA$50,000
The University of California, Santa BarbaraCA$569,725
Marysville SDWA$50,000
Pine Ridge School, Pine Ridge ReservationSD$218,515

FY 2014

Grantee NameStateAward
Colorado Department of EducationCO$750,000
New Jersey Department of EducationNJ$800,000
Chardon Local Schools ExtendedOH$269,530
Danvers Public SchoolsMA$49,770
Placerville Union ES DistrictCA$219,720
Washoe County SDNV$50,000
Santa Monica CollegeCA$66,249
Newtown Public School DistrictCT$1,938,913
Arlington SDWA$9,090
Bend-La PineOR$41,377
Littleton PSCO$121,200
Brunswick City SCOH$90,250
Washoe County SDNV$694,531
Newtown Public SchoolsCT$3,170,625
Darrington SDWA$10,341
Clay County SchoolsFL$70,250
Reynolds School DistrictOR$92,217

FY 2013

Grantee NameStateAward
Aurora Public SchoolsCO$49,623
New York State Education DepartmentNY$500,000
New Jersey Department of EducationNJ$1,250,000
Connecticut Department of EducationCT$250,000
New York City Department of EducationNY$1,000,000
Board of Education of Baltimore CountyMD$35,175
Windham Central Supervisory UnionVT$48,391
Hastings Public Schools ISD #200MN$26,397
NewtownCT$1,303,195

FY 2012

Grantee NameStateAward
Joplin County SchoolsMO$49,780
Joplin Public SchoolsMO$818,185
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA$49,298
Chardon Local SchoolsOH$56,031

FY 2011

Grantee NameStateAward
Anoka Hennepin School DistrictMN$49,641
Shannon County School DistrictSD$50,000
Marin County Office of EducationCA$48,900
Millard Public SchoolsNE$49,800
Mt. Mansfield Union High SchoolVT$46,484
School District of MarinetteWI$50,000
Carlsbad Unified School DistrictCA$48,093
Placerville Union School DistrictCA$45,222

FY 2010

Grantee NameCity/StateAward
Belleville Township High School DistrictBelleville, IL$49,980
Tulsa Independent School DistrictTulsa, OK$49,864
Chicago Public SchoolsChicago, IL$500,000
School Board of Miami-Dade CountyMiami, FL$74,444
Manasquan Board of EducationManasquan, NJ$249,834
Killeen Independent School DistrictKilleen, TX$22,894
School District U-46Elgin, IL$47,509
Mescalero Apache SchoolsMescalero, NM$48,040
Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto, CA$50,000
Madison City Board of EducationMadison, AL$39,273
Knox County SchoolsKnoxville, TN$49,987
The University of Alabama HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL$256,596
Poplar Public SchoolsPoplar, MT$50,000

FY 2009

Grantee NameCity/StateAward
Manasquan Board of EducationManasquan, NJ$35,574
Milton Public SchoolsMilton, MA$43,000
Schenectady City School DistrictSchenectady, NY$50,000

FY 2008

Grantee NameCity/StateAward
Cleveland Metropolitan School DistrictCleveland, OH$50,000
School District of CrandonCrandon, WI$49,986
Essex Town School DistrictEssex Junction, VT$38,000
Montgomery County Public SchoolsChristiansburg, VA$48,900
Lakeview Public School DistrictCottonwood, MN$50,200
Mid-Del SchoolsOklahoma City, OK$49,976
Montgomery County Public SchoolsChristinsburg, VA$247,493
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL$396,919

FY 2007

Grantee NameAward 
Western School District$49,675
Northeast Nodaway School District$49,842
Platte Canyon School District$49,871
Needham Public Schools$49,950
Pocatello/Chubbuck School District$49,950
Huntsville City Schools $50,000

FY 2006

Grantee NameAward
Texas Education Agency$1,750,000
Mississippi Department of Education$1,750,000
Prior Lake School District$8,840
Alabama Department of Education$750,000
Cass-Lake Bena Public Schools$41,386
Campbell County Public Schools$50,000
Stewart County School District163,900
Red Lake Independent School District$279,225
Elmira City School District $38,162

FY 2005

Grantee NameAward 
New York City Department of Education$5,000,000
ROCORI Independent School District$279,717
Denver Public Schools$45,550
Valparaiso Community Schools$50,050
Mount Diablo Unified School District$50,000
Stewart County Public Schools$49,965
Nine Mile Falls School District$49,549
Union City Schools$50,000
Red Lake Independent School District$53,200
Oxnard Union High School District$50,000
Louisiana Department of Education $2,750,000

FY 2004

Grantee NameAward 
ROCORI Independent School District$51,502
Red Lion Area School District$244,166
Millard Public Schools$49,982
Crescent School District #313$52,552
Pojoaque Valley Schools$30,252
Sealy Independent School District$48,700

FY 2003

Grantee NameAward
Maryland State Department of Education $250,000
Virginia Department of Education $250,000
District of Columbia Public Schools $100,000
Annette Island School District $50,000
New Orleans Public Schools$50,000
Red Lion Area School $50,000

FY 2002

Grantee NameAward
East Pennsboro Area School District $15,000
NYC Board of Education  $225,000

FY 2001

Name of GranteeAward
Anchorage School District $50,000
Connecticut Department of Education $500,000
District of Columbia Public Schools $250,000
Fresno Unified School District $300,000
Grossmont Union High School District (Granite Hills) $300,000
Grossmont Union High School District (Granite Hills) $51,700
Grossmont Union High School District (Santana)$50,152
Grossmont Union High School District (Santana)$300,000
Maryland State Department of Education$250,000
New Jersey Board of Education$1,500,000
NY State Dept. of Education (Albany)$1,700,000
NYC Board of Education (Brooklyn)$4,000,000
Virginia Department of Education$500,000

Under the Project SERV grant, the Department provides short-term support after a traumatic event to affected local educational agencies (LEAs) or institutions of higher education (IHEs). These grants are intended to provide a limited amount of funds to meet acute needs and restore the learning environment. At the discretion of the Secretary, funding amounts and project periods may be established (subject to the availability of appropriations) to reflect the scope of the incident and potential recovery needs.

The application process is not intended to be burdensome. Typically, applications include a narrative of about 4-5 pages and contain the following information:

  1. Description of the school district (i.e., small, rural district with enrollment of X students, demographic information, etc.)
  2. Description of the incident.
  3. Description of the impact the incident has had on the learning environment.
    1. Please include, as much as possible, data which reflects this impact, e.g. increased student/faculty absences, increased visits to nurse/school counselor/psychologist, etc.
    2. Please display data in pre vs. post incident format, whenever possible
  4. Explanation of proposed activities designed to restore the learning environment
    1. Please clearly stipulate roles and responsibilities of personnel offering services, wherever applicable
    2. Please include proposed end date of grant award
  5. Budget and budget narrative
    1. Wherever applicable, please distinguish between reimbursement and prospective expenses.

For further information on applying for a Project SERV grant please contact hamed.negron-perez@ed.gov.

For additional information on applying for a Project SERV grant following a natural disaster, please contact Maria.Rowan@ed.gov.

Who May Apply: Local education agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) that have experienced a traumatic event of such magnitude as to severely disrupt the teaching and learning environment.

In order for an LEA or IHE to qualify for funding, the organization needs to be able to demonstrate that the learning environment has been disrupted as the result of a significant, traumatic event. An LEA or IHE that experienced a traumatic or violent event that disrupted teaching and learning may be eligible for services under Project SERV if the LEA or IHE is able to:

  1. Demonstrate the traumatic effect on the learning environment including how the event has disrupted teaching and learning; and
  2. Demonstrate that the needed services cannot be adequately provided with existing resources in a comprehensive and timely manner, and that the provision of services and assistance will result in an undue financial hardship on the LEA or IHE.

Project SERV funds have been awarded and used to address needs related to each of the following types of events:

  • School shootings
  • Suicide clusters
  • Terrorism (response to 9/11, Washington, DC sniper incident, Virginia Tech)
  • Major natural disasters, (e.g. response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria)
  • School bus accidents
  • Student homicides (off campus)
  • Hate crimes committed against students, faculty members and/or staff

It is important to note that this list is not exhaustive and that any traumatic event that impacts schools, students, and staff may qualify an LEA or IHE for Project SERV funding.

Legislation

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title IV, Part F, Subpart 3, Sec. 4631

Regulations

  1. Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) — 34 CFR Parts 75, 76, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, 99
  2. 34 CFR 299
  3. 2 CFR 200
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