Project Grant 2020RPBX0010

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...

This federal Project Grant award of $500,000 from the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.735 - PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation) supports the Nevada Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in addressing challenges with complying with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) staffing ratio requirement for juvenile facilities. The award will fund a comprehensive approach that looks at security staff hiring, placement,...

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...

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...

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 Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS) was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART). The grant funds will be used for two primary purposes: 1) Conducting a statewide training symposium for all Mississippi sheriffs' offices and other criminal justice agency personnel responsible for...

The Maine Department of Corrections will receive $606,853 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The funding supports the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation federal grant program (CFDA #16.735). Key services include supporting efforts in Maine confinement facilities to achieve compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act standards, with goals of reducing sexual abuse...

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 Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS) was awarded a $296,250 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs' Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The grant will be used to enhance the state's implementation of and compliance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) through technological advancements. Key activities include procuring a web-based sex offender registration system, implementing a...

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...