Block Grant 2020RPBX0016

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...

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 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 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 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 Wisconsin Department of Corrections received a $900,010 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.835 Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program) to expand the use of body-worn cameras across three state correctional institutions. The project will add a total of 415 new body-worn cameras at Waupun, Columbia, and Green Bay Correctional Institutions, allowing correctional officers and sergeants to wear cameras while on duty. The...

This $146,447 Formula Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) will enable the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) to issue subrecipient agreements with the Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice. These funds will support activities to help the state's confinement facilities achieve compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards, such as...

The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) has been awarded a $583,432 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593). The goal of this 4-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, is to increase the number of jails in Wisconsin offering FDA-approved medications, prepare incarcerated individuals for reintegration into communities, and assist with reentry and aftercare services. The grant will fund substance...

The Wisconsin Department of Justice received a $1.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative program. The three-year award running from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 will support the Wisconsin DOJ's efforts to address previously unsubmitted sexual assault kits, prevent future backlogs, and ensure thorough investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases. Key...

The Department of Justice Wisconsin, a division of the State of Wisconsin Governor's Office, has been awarded a $782,356 federal Formula Grant under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593). The 4-year grant, which commences on October 1, 2023, will fund two key initiatives: A dual diagnosis residential substance abuse treatment (RSAT) program at the Wisconsin Department of Corrections' Taycheedah Correctional Institution for female inmates...