The Rogers County Sheriff's Office and Grand Lake Mental Health Center were awarded a $550,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The goal of this three-year award is to improve responses to individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring substance use disorders who are involved in the criminal justice system in Rogers County, Oklahoma. Specifically,...
The City of Oklahoma City received a $500,133 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG Program, CFDA 16.738) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The JAG Program allows local and tribal governments flexibility to support a wide range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions. Oklahoma City will use...
This $994,032 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) supports the Oklahoma State Attorney General's efforts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the state of Oklahoma. Key project activities include: 1) developing educational materials on the Lethality...
The 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 $250,000 to the Village of Robbins, IL to implement the Robbins Criminal Justice Reform Project. This initiative aims to transform policing and crime prevention through advanced surveillance technology and robust community engagement. Key project elements include: Installation of state-of-the-art surveillance cameras...
The City of Oakland Police Department (OPD) was awarded a $695,997 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG Program, CFDA 16.738). The grant will support OPD's efforts to address rising gun violence in Oakland through four key initiatives from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. First, it will improve the capacity of OPD's firearms analysis by hiring a forensic...
The Oklahoma District Attorneys Council (DAC) received a $143,618 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813). The funds will be used to support a sub-award with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS) to enhance the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (OLETS) training initiative. The project aims to provide the necessary tools and resources to increase user training on...
The Rose Bud School District 35 was awarded a $217,664 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on October 1, 2021 to implement the School Violence Prevention Program through September 30, 2024. The funding supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, which provides assistance to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to develop partnerships and employ problem-solving techniques to...
The $491,000 Project Grant awarded to the Banner Elementary School District 31 in El Reno, Oklahoma by 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) will be used to improve security at the district's schools and enhance the learning environment for students. The grant funding will enable the implementation of evidence-based programs focused on school safety,...
The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) received a $963,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The purpose of the grant is to implement the Automated License Plate Reader Expansion for Law Enforcement Program to increase the solvability of violent crimes in the cities of Independence, Missouri and Kansas City, Missouri. The project will install approximately 144 automated...
The Wagoner County Sheriff's Office in Wagoner, Oklahoma will receive $700,000 through September 2025 from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589). The Sheriff's Office will implement projects to identify, assess, and appropriately respond to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in rural Wagoner County. Required strategies...