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2023 Grants Challenge

Protect our children and make schools safe again

we have several items created and developing that need funding to put into production. We can protect people everywhere in new ways that all can feel and be safe. i am a senior and a veteran that has chosen to spend my senior years working to make the country I was given the honor to live in a better place for those after me to live and prosper in safety. I hope to help, our youth in many ways, to donate many items through my charity with profit from the business and provide leadership for the future.

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What is the primary issue area that your application will impact?

Community Safety

In which areas of Los Angeles will you be directly working?

Central LA

East LA

San Gabriel Valley

San Fernando Valley

South LA

West LA

South Bay

Antelope Valley

County of Los Angeles

City of Los Angeles

LAUSD

In what stage of innovation is this project, program, or initiative?

Expand existing project, program, or initiative

What is your understanding of the issue that you are seeking to address?

I have been working on ways to protect our children and citizens from dangerous situations, primarily shootings, especially in our schools. I have invested most all the funds I have to create products for this purpose. i have several items no one has thought of or created. I do not have all the funds to produce them now that I have developed them and shown the protection they provide. I am also in research and development on a product not before made for rifle protection. I am making huge strides and am near the completion and slowing due to available funds. I have many backpacks available and panels to protect our schools if a danger presents itself. my products are 100% safety minded and innovative. I ask for the support to complete the items in process now and the ability to create new items that will save lives and offer the ultimate in the feeling of safety to enhance learning through comfort at the school and work place. thank you for your listening, We can save lives.

Describe the project, program, or initiative this grant will support to address the issue.

Along with standard bullet and stab resistant items many companies sell, we at Bulletstopper have chose to focus on our children and schools along with work place safety. The grant would allow us to fund the product manufacturing to begin selling to have the funds to produce inventory and in turn have the ability to provide free items for those in poor areas that can't afford to protect themselves. I have personally expired most any funds i have and cannot allow the work to be stopped for lack of funding.I have designed larger backpacks for more protection and the feeling of safety while traveling to and from school. I have developed panels for schools that appear to be a part of normal classroom equipment, yet serve and bullet resistant shields in case of intrusion. I have other items not yet being produced due to the lack of funding. I have dedicated the past year and I do not plan to let it go, my passion and dedication will not be stopped. I need enough funds to show the huge impact of the products and they will then sell themselves and provide protection, secure confidence, jobs, and pride in all the community through helping to put an end to the unnecessary injuries and deaths to our loved youth and adults alike. I request the assist in funding to fulfill my word to my hero and deceased uncle in which I have a non profit charity for, that I will carry his love and devotion to our youth as long as I am still capable and breathing on this earth and in this Country we love

Describe how Los Angeles County will be different if your work is successful.

This grant would allow us to complete the producing of backpacks, school and office panels,and other items only in prototype state now. We would save lives by providing protection in many places and personal protection for children and adults alike, to protect their lives. No one has put the effort and love into creating new items that suit the current environment. We are constantly working to find safer means for our children to be educated and ways to prevent those attempting to destroy our families. Los Angeles will benefit along with the entire country by having protective products to save lives of those that deserve to live and grow. This is an opportunity of a lifetime (literally) for so many in our community and country. I ask for your support to bring safety and the feeling of security to our children, teachers and general public, to be able to walk without fear, to learn and teach without fear, and to know that we care enough about this to be certain this project continues.

What evidence do you have that this project, program, or initiative is or will be successful, and how will you define and measure success?

I believe this project is the most obvious help we could see. the simple numbers of deadly shootings in schools, malls, streets, and even home invasions truly display all the need anyone could ever need for my products. any live saved due to protection is cause enough to support the work at Bulletstopper. The fact that our law enforcement wear similar items by requirement on a regular basis is strong enough evidence to support the need. Being able to provide for sell and some for donation, the backpacks alone will save many lives just from street and driveby shootings alone. Schools continually have invasions and these larger backpacks can be used as shields to protect each student and staff. The panels being developed now for classroom and building protection will be invaluable protection of lives.bulletstopper is creating new products on a regular basis with just not enough funds to support production. we ask for this grant and support to allow us to save as many lives as possible.

Approximately how many people will be impacted by this project, program, or initiative?

Direct Impact: 1,000

Indirect Impact: 100,000