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The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the Department of Justice's Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Stand With Parkland, the National Association of Families for Safe Schools. The grant will fund a 3-year pilot program to deploy mobile device-based threat reporting and public safety response applications to education and public safety agencies, primarily in Florida and across the United States. The purpose is to enhance threat...

<p>The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded the City of Trussville, Alabama a $150,000 Project Grant. The grant funding will be used by the Trussville Police Department to purchase two fully-equipped patrol vehicles to replace outdated vehicles and enable the department to continue performing its duties. The grant has an award date of August 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2025.</p>

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $540,000 Project Grant under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) to Albemarle County, Virginia. The funding will be used to expand and enhance the county's behavioral health continuum of care by adding a mental health professional at the emergency communications center, a second co-responder team with peer support staffing, a data collection tool, and a collaborative governance team. This...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Sandoval County, New Mexico to plan and implement a behavioral health program. The funding will be used to provide education, crisis intervention services, and improve access to behavioral health resources for underserved populations in the county. This initiative aims to decrease the number of individuals with mental health issues from becoming...

The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $963,000 Project Grant (CFDA 16.753 - Congressionally Recommended Awards) to the Wyoming Area Regional Police Department. The funding will be used to purchase various law enforcement equipment and technology to enhance the department's ability to mitigate and prevent crime, including aggressive driving, and deliver contemporary police services to the 5 client municipalities it serves covering over 34 square miles. The project...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,037,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards (CFDA 16.753) program to the County of Sevier, Utah. The grant supports the Central Utah Public Safety Project, which aims to increase public and community safety through several initiatives: Installing full-body scanners in the Sevier and Millard County jails to prevent the introduction of contraband and improve rehabilitation of incarcerated individuals. Providing body-worn...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $286,251 Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Formula Grant (CFDA 16.609) to the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety Executive Office to support the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts' violent crime reduction strategy. This funding will focus on reducing organized criminal activity, gang-related crimes, firearms trafficking, youth violence, and other forms of violent crime in eight high-crime...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), provides $485,000.00 to the Town of Johnston, Rhode Island to purchase emergency services equipment. The award supports the acquisition of portable radio units, carbine patrol rifles, pole-mounted speed measuring signs, and two vehicles for the Special Services Unit. This grant supports the town's efforts to enhance public...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $116,000 Project Grant to the Municipio De Utuado in Puerto Rico to provide law enforcement equipment and technology for the Utuado Municipal Police from March 15, 2022 through December 31, 2023. This funding supports the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA #16.753), which provides assistance to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and prevent or combat juvenile...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), will fund the Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency's initiative to upgrade public safety communications equipment. The $4,175,000 grant, awarded on July 1, 2024, will enable the county to extend and expand radio capabilities, improve signal coverage, and enhance information sharing between dispatch and first...