1993 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Award 3-year grant to Pima County Health Department to Study efficacy of PeaceBuilders Program in schools.

1995 US Department of Education funds “El Hogar de la Paz” Grant to study efficacy of community roll-out of PeaceBuilders.

1996 US CDC renews PeaceBuilders for longitudinal study for effectiveness, 1 of 4 programs renewed of the original 16 studied.

1996 Drug Strategies publishes “Safe Schools, Safe Students: A Guide to Violence Prevention Strategies” PeaceBuilders receives grade of “A”.

1998 Education Development Center Publishes “Applying Effective Strategies to prevent or reduce substance abuse, violence, and disruptive behavior among youth.” PeaceBuilders rated Promising.

1999 PeaceBuilders Awarded Australia National Violence Prevention Award

2000 CDC Names PeaceBuilders as a Best Practice in Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action. Part of the SafeUSA Coalition.

2001 US Department of Education Office of Safe, Disciplined and Drug-Free Schools named PeaceBuilders as a Promising Program.

2001 State of New Jersey includes PeaceBuilders in their Resource Guide of Model Research Based Programs.

2001 SECAC names PeaceBuilders to Exemplary Program list as it has been identified in three or more Expert Panel Reviews as “Effective” or “Promising”

2002 Virginia Department of Health names PeaceBuilders a Promising Program, as part of its statewide initiative.

2002 US Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration Names PeaceBuilders Program Promising, rating 3.8 out 5.

2003 US Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration Names PeaceBuilders Program to NREPP List as Promising, rating 3.95 out of 5. (Score of 3 out of 5 is Promising, 4 out of 5 is Exemplary)

2003 US Office Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Community Youth Program, Best Practice.

International Safe Schools: Best Practice
(A project in collaboration with the WHO Collaborating Centre on Safe Communities)