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Obtaining funding for a bullying prevention program is often a key concern for schools and other institutions. Fortunately, many organizations offer financial assistance in the forms of grants and donations.
Browse our directory of funding opportunities.
Finding Funding
Schools that implement the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program have sought funding from many different organizations, including these general funding sources:
- County government discretionary funds
- Governor's special council funds for child abuse prevention
- Mental health funds
- District and school safety funds
- School enhancement dollars
- Mayor's office or municipal government
- Police departments
- Violence prevention organizations
- Medical clinics
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- Neighborhood Watch groups
- Parent-teacher associations
- Banking institutions
- Faith-based institutions
- Private foundations
- Corporations or businesses, either at individual stores or at corporate offices
- Service organizations
- Hospitals
- Libraries
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Considering Costs
Costs should be included as you consider implementing the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.
Those costs include the program materials, training, and optional promotional materials.
Program materials
- Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Schoolwide Guide
- Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Teacher Guide
- Olweus Bullying Questionnaire
(The cost of program materials will depend on the size of your school.)
Training costs include:
- a two-day training for BPCC members by a certified Olweus trainer
- substitute teachers so teachers can attend a full-day staff training (you may need to work with teacher unions to determine the rate of pay)
- a "booster" training for staff
Other costs include:
- supplies for your school's kick-off event
- optional promotional materials, such as posters and parent information (templates are available on the Schoolwide Guide CD-ROM)
- paper to reproduce handouts and transparencies
- ongoing program evaluations (processing and reporting questionnaire results on an annual basis)
- supplemental materials for students (including bullying prevention-related literature or videos)
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We have compiled a directory of new funding opportunities that are available for schools and other educational institutions.
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| Funding Toolkit |
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Hazelden has developed a free funding toolkit with everything you need to write a successful grant, including a grant proposal template, sample letters of support, and grant writing guidelines.
To obtain a copy of the OBPP funding toolkit, please fill out this short form describing your program and your community and its needs.
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the "stimulus package") includes about $105 billion for K-12 schools and other educational organizations.
