Block Grant 2019RPBX0011

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) federal grant program. The grant will support DOCCS' efforts to achieve compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards through initiatives that reduce sexual abuse in facilities, increase staff...

The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) was awarded a $246,577 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) program. The grant will fund the development of an interactive online training for Sexual Abuse Response Teams (SARTs) and PREA Compliance Managers (PCMs) across ODOC's 12 correctional facilities. The training will cover critical details for properly...

This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance through the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735), supports the Massachusetts Department of Correction's (MADOC) efforts to maintain compliance with the Department of Justice's National PREA Standards. The $147,287 award enables MADOC to continue its successful auditing program, ensuring at least one-third of each facility type is audited annually with...

The Dekalb County Department of Finance received a $231,436 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance on October 1, 2022 to implement the DKSO PREA Safety: Knowledge for All Program through September 30, 2024. The program will provide PREA educational content and reporting tools to incarcerated individuals in Dekalb County via secure tablets. Programmed PREA content will educate inmates on PREA standards and the importance of...

The Nevada Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.735 - PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation). The grant funding will support a partnership between DCFS and the Moss Group to address challenges in complying with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) staffing ratio requirement for juvenile facilities. The comprehensive approach...

The California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) received a $424,806 Formula Grant under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. This funding will enable the BSCC to activate and implement a Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) enhancement to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Strategic Offender Management System (SOMS) database. The PREA enhancement will...

The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Commonwealth of Massachusetts $133,231 under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) federal Block Grant for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. Through this funding, the Massachusetts Department of Correction will provide various services to achieve compliance with the National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape (PREA...

The Washington State Department of Corrections received a $250,000 formula grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA #16.735) program. The goal of the program is to support efforts in confinement facilities to achieve compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards. Under the award, the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico will deliver in-person...

The Michigan Department of State Police (MSP), also known as the Michigan State Police, has been awarded a $161,195 formula grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to support the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA #16.735). This 2-year grant, effective October 1, 2023, will fund MSP's efforts to achieve compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards and reduce sexual abuse in confinement facilities across Michigan. Key...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $249,997 to the Corrections Kentucky Department under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA #16.735) Formula Grant. The goal of this program is to support efforts in confinement facilities covered by the Prison Rape Elimination Act Standards to achieve compliance. Funding will support the Corrections Kentucky Department's work from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024 to reduce...