Block Grant 15PBJA23GG03164JAGX

This $201,426 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Project Safe Neighborhoods program (CFDA 16.609) will fund law enforcement and community outreach efforts to address rising gang violence in the Las Vegas resort corridor areas through September 2024. Specifically, the Nevada Department of Public Safety will use the funding to support overtime for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Gang Section as they conduct covert...

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) will receive $244,000 through September 2024 under a Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding supports an undercover operation by a joint NYPD-Homeland Security Investigations-Customs and Border Protection task force to identify, infiltrate, and dismantle large-scale transnational counterfeiting networks smuggling goods into the tri-state area. Key activities include establishing...

This Project Grant award of $1,200,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The funding supports the "No Shots Fired" (NSF) initiative implemented by the Charity Apostolic Church, which provides holistic support services to high-risk youth and adults in underserved communities to address the challenges that contribute to gang violence involvement. The NSF program employs...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $2 million under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) federal grant program to Salt Lake County's Human Services Department. The funding supports the Magna Township Safety and Success Project, which intends to reduce community violence among at-risk youth and young adults aged 25 and under in Magna, Utah through expanding an existing community violence coalition....

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) aims to address gang and community violence in the 37th District of Los Angeles. The funding will be used to train faith leaders and former gang members in violence interruption techniques, transform neighborhood churches into community hubs for safety and services, and host healing sessions for victims and perpetrators of violence. The project...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the FY 2024 Rural and Small Department Violent Crime Reduction Program (CFDA 16.039) to the City of Passaic, New Jersey. The funding will support the Passaic City Comprehensive Gang Reduction and Outreach Initiative, which aims to reduce violent crime, particularly gun violence, in the city's dense urban population facing significant socioeconomic...

This $3,511,437 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) supports the Guam Police Department's initiatives to enhance community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. The award will fund the hiring and/or rehiring of additional law enforcement officers, as well as the implementation of projects to analyze problems, make...

The Town of Greenfield, Massachusetts will receive $375,000 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program. The funding supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), which aims to advance community policing through law enforcement staffing. Specifically, the Town of Greenfield will use the award to hire additional career law enforcement officers from October 2022 through...

This Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program totals $2,000,000 and runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. It supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), which provides funding to law enforcement agencies to implement community policing strategies through collaborative partnerships with community members and organizations. Specifically, the $2,000,000 will be used...

The City of Tampa, Florida was awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative program. The grant will fund the development and implementation of a strategic violence reduction plan in Tampa through 2025. Key activities include conducting community-centered and data-driven programs to address cross-cutting issues related to preventing violent...