The City of Roanoke, Virginia received a $44,051 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 (CFDA 16.738). The grant aims to provide additional personnel, equipment, supplies, training, and technical assistance to support criminal justice initiatives. Specifically, the funding will support citizen and officer safety projects and services for the Roanoke Police Department...
The County of Roanoke received a $12,700 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 (CFDA 16.738) for the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2021. The goal of the Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Program is to provide additional personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice to...
The Rhode Island Department of Public Safety will receive $1.2 million from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) from October 2022 through September 2026. The funding will support the state's efforts to increase awareness of and access to Extreme Risk Protection Orders through establishing a Crisis Intervention Policy Board and related outreach and training initiatives....
This $2,919,856 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.738 - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program) will support the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) in implementing a range of criminal justice initiatives across the state. The funding will enable DCJS to enhance law enforcement capabilities, improve public safety, and address various aspects of the criminal justice system through personnel,...
The Orange County, Florida Board of County Commissioners received a $397,070 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support public safety initiatives from October 2021 through September 2025. Under the award, the Orange County Sheriff's Office will utilize $397,070 in funding to install two license plate reader cameras, acquire 15 Avigilon security cameras for a real-time crime center, and...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $247,745 Project Grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to the Department of Criminal Justice Services Virginia. The goal of this three-year award beginning October 1, 2021 is to support the Eastern District of Virginia Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative through research, evaluation, and technical assistance services provided by the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy...
The Rhode Island Department of Public Safety received an $855,245 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on state and local needs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. As a block grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738), funds can be used for initiatives, technical assistance,...
The County of Fairfax, Virginia received a $128,362 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. As part of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, the funding can support initiatives in areas like law enforcement, prosecution, corrections, drug...
The City of Tucson, Arizona has been awarded a $784,380 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738). The 3-year project aims to enhance the Tucson Police Department's ability to investigate and disrupt gun-related crimes through the adoption of innovative technologies. Key objectives include connecting disparate criminal intelligence data, supporting social network analysis, and...
The City of Chesapeake, Virginia received a $139,472 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. Funds can support initiatives in areas such as law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, drug treatment, planning and evaluation, crime victims, mental health programs, and crisis intervention...