Project Grant 2019MUMU0114

This $1,999,715 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will support the expansion of community health and violence prevention services provided by Harris County Public Health Department through September 2025. Specifically, the funding will allow the Community Health and Violence Prevention Services and Access Harris Initiative to dedicate additional resources toward strategic, personalized interventions addressing root causes of...

Through a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888), the nonprofit organization Peace Over Violence will provide intervention and prevention services to participants in the Para Los Ninos Youth Workforce Services program in Los Angeles, California. The goal is to...

The U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Harris County, Texas under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund the implementation of the Comprehensive Approaches with Resources to Enhance Safety (CARES) project in Alief Independent School District high schools. The CARES project aims to address increasing youth violence, delinquency, and victimization in Harris...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $972,406 Cooperative Agreement under the Children Exposed to Violence program (CFDA 16.818) to the University of Chicago. The agreement will fund the implementation of the Roseland Youth RISE project in partnership with Kids Off the Block and the Chicago Gun Violence Research Collaborative. The project aims to build the capacity of the Roseland community on Chicago's South Side to support...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.045 - Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative) supports a comprehensive violence intervention and prevention program in Oakland, California. The grantee, Youth Alive (doing business as Caught In Crossfire), will use the funding to enhance their existing Caught in the Crossfire (CIC) and Violence Interruption (VI) programs, which provide support to survivors of...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) to support violence intervention and prevention efforts in South Los Angeles. The grant will fund three community-based organizations - The Reverence Project, Advocate for Peace and Urban Unity, and Developing Options Inc. - to enhance existing outreach, intervention, and case management services targeting high-risk youth aged 12-24....

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Houston Police Department (HPD) and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston (BGCGH). The funding will support the next phase of implementation for the Positive Encounters project, a trust-building initiative that will serve 300 or more sixth through ninth grade youth in...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) to Adult Friends For Youth (AFY), a non-profit organization in Honolulu, Hawaii. The purpose of the "O Ke Ala Maluhia (The Peaceful Way)" project is to create safer communities by targeting high-risk youth prone to extreme violence and gang activity in disadvantaged communities in Oahu. The project...

The Asian Media Access Inc. received a $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) to implement the "Project SUPPORT" violence prevention program. The project aims to develop and expand school safety strategies among Minnesota's culturally-specific charter schools to promote positive, supportive school climates and prevent violence targeting Black,...

The Taller Salud, Inc. received a three-year, $2 million Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding supports the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) program, which aims to reduce violence by high-risk individuals through community violence intervention services. Specifically, Taller Salud will continue operating its Peace Accords program - Puerto Rico's only community violence...