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The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded Utec Inc., a non-profit community development organization, a $900,000 Project Grant under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045). The grant supports a 3-year effort by Utec to strengthen and expand street outreach and reentry services to reduce and prevent community violence targeting young adults aged 17-25 in Lowell, Lawrence, and Haverhill, Massachusetts. Key activities include: Forming a...

The Department of Public Safety Executive Office of Public Safety Division, a U.S. local government entity in Massachusetts, has been awarded a $7,000,000 Project Grant by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The funding will support the Diversion to Care (DIVCARE) project, which aims to reduce criminal justice system involvement and address racial inequities by strengthening regional implementation of...

This $286,251 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.609 - Project Safe Neighborhoods) will support the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts' Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) and Violent Crime Reduction Strategy. The funding will focus on reducing violent crime, including gang-related crimes, firearms trafficking, retaliatory violence, drug-related violence, and crimes involving vulnerable victims, across eight...

This is a Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.590 - Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program) in the amount of $624,938 to the Town of Dartmouth Town Hall, Office of Development / Grants Division. The grant will fund activities to continue improving the criminal justice system's response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Key...

Federal Grant Award Summary The City of East Providence Police Department received a $234,797 Project Grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP, CFDA 16.071) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This three-year award funds evidence-based school security improvements designed to enhance safety at schools and school grounds within the East Providence jurisdiction. The grant supports...

The City of Boston Police Department (BPD) was awarded a $1,124,566 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.838 - Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program) to implement the Boston FY23 COSSUP Diversion Program. Key objectives include: 1) increasing coordination across BPD, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, and North Suffolk Community Services, Inc. to address the opioid epidemic in the Mass & Cass area;...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Massachusetts State Police Department received a $2.0 million Project Grant award from the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program (CFDA 16.072), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This award funds investigative operations and task force activities targeting illicit methamphetamine manufacturing, distribution, and precursor chemical diversion schemes throughout Massachusetts. The...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Public Safety, Executive Office of Public Safety Division received a $3.51 million STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant (CFDA 16.588) from the Office on Violence Against Women, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. This formula grant supports the development and strengthening of comprehensive, coordinated responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) will support Roca Inc., a non-profit community development organization, in partnership with Lynn Public Schools, to provide prevention and intervention services to over 150 high-risk youth aged 15-18 in the Chelsea, MA area. The project aims to reduce youth violence and gang activity through a comprehensive...

The City of Lynn, MA was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will be used to implement a Victim Advocate Program in partnership with the local non-profit organization Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC). The program aims to build trust and legitimacy within the Lynn community, particularly targeting...