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The Madera County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant will be used to establish a formalized Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program and training regimen for MCSO law enforcement officers. The program will be based on the Memphis Model of CIT and involve collaboration between law enforcement, mental health...

The City of Johnstown, Pennsylvania received a $133,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The award funds enhanced law enforcement training to improve police personnel's capacity to effectively handle encounters with individuals in crisis, with a specific focus on mental...

The Prescott Valley Police Department will use $250,000 in FY24 funding from the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to expand accessible Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for first responders and mental health professionals countywide. The training will be led by Dr. Dara Rampersad, LPC, NCC, an internationally recognized CIT expert and chair of the Arizona CIT Coalition, through Bluepaz, LLC. This comprehensive...

The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office received a $195,442 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program (CFDA 16.710, Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants) to provide a 40-hour in-person Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training program for its deputies. Over the 2-year grant period, the county plans to send a majority of its deputies through this Minnesota CIT course, which covers topics such as mental illness,...

The federal Project Grant award of $700,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will fund the Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Police's Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program. The CIT program pairs specially trained law enforcement officers with licensed mental health professionals to respond to mental health crisis situations, prioritizing safety, care, and appropriate resolution. This funding will...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program awarded Tobyhanna Township $250,000 under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program to support community policing efforts from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. This Project Grant will support the grantee's implementation of community policing strategies through collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and community members in Pocono Pines, PA to jointly...

The Monroe County Sheriff's Department received a $420,000 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 grant will fund the purchase of six vehicles equipped with license plate reader (LPR) technology to enhance public safety and operational efficiency in Monroe County. The LPR systems will enable real-time identification of stolen vehicles, wanted individuals, and other criminal...

The County of Nevada, CA was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on September 1, 2021 to complete the project by August 31, 2023. The grant funding supports the County's CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) PROJECT under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). This federal grant program aims to enhance public safety through community policing strategies and...

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, administered by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, awarded $154,839 to the Madison County Commission in Huntsville, Alabama. The JAG Program (CFDA #16.738) aims to provide local and tribal governments with funding to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions. The Madison County Commission will use the award to support a range of criminal justice activities through...

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, administered by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance and authorized under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738), provides $125,454 to the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office in Monroe, Louisiana from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. Funds can support a wide range of activities to prevent and control crime based on state and local needs, including...