Project SERV: School Emergency Response to Violence From the Us Department of Education This
program funds short-term and long-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. http://www2.ed.gov/programs/dvppserv/index.html
This funding program was originally developed after the Columbine school shooting to help school
districts restore the learning environment primarily by providing mental health and social emotional
learning services to students and staff in response to a violent event within the school. Districts have
also received SERV funding for student suicides and community violence that had an adverse affect
on the learning environment.
MINNESOTA PROJECT SERV RECIPIENTS
Minnesota school districts that have successfully applied for SERV grants include:
ROCORI School District
Red Lake School District
Cass Lake School District
Prior Lake School District
Intermediate District 287
Osseo School District
Anoka-Hennepin School District