Project Grant 2020UPBX0003

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $425,000 under the Combatting Contraband Cell Phone Use in Prisons (CFDA 16.844) federal grant program to the Washington State Department of Corrections from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The grant funding will support the Washington DOC's efforts to effectively address contraband cellphones in state correctional facilities and safeguard public safety. Key deliverables include providing a...

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) received a $425,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the federal Combatting Contraband Cell Phone Use in Prisons program (CFDA 16.844). The two-year award, issued October 1, 2021 with a completion date of September 30, 2023, will support SCDC's efforts to develop a tactical approach for combating contraband cellphone use in South Carolina prisons. Specifically,...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Justice (CFDA 16.560 - National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants) provides $849,383 to the Urban Institute to conduct a 48-month mixed-methods study on the use of detection, disruption, and disabling technologies to combat the threat of contraband wireless devices in correctional facilities. The research aims to: a) enhance the capabilities of 11 state departments of corrections in adopting...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) provides $174,000.00 to the County of Oxford, ME to enhance security at the Oxford County Jail. The funding will support the acquisition of a body scanner to detect contraband such as illegal drugs, weapons, and cell phones, as well as the addition of security cameras along the perimeter of the jail to help prevent and detect the introduction of contraband....

The Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation will provide $920,000 through a Cooperative Agreement to CRDF Global to support the Export Control and Related Border Security Program. The two-year award will fund the ongoing International Border Guard Training Program, which jointly trains key border security personnel from Iraq and Jordan. The program curriculum focuses on building the skills necessary to effectively secure national borders between official...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program (CFDA 19.901), provides $2,189,656.00 to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to build capacity and improve risk management, supply chain security, and trade facilitation in seaports, airports, and land border crossings. The goal is to prevent the cross-border movement of illicit...

The Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $389,629.83 cooperative agreement to the Colorado Department of Corrections under the Counter Narcotics (CFDA 19.704) federal grant program. The agreement will support the Colorado Department of Corrections to enhance the capacity of international corrections officials in Morocco to operate prison facilities safely, securely, humanely and transparently through May 2023. As a sub-awardee, the City of Lakewood will...

The Delaware Department of Correction (DDOC) was awarded a $113,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards (CFDA 16.753) program. The primary objective of this grant is to implement a Body Worn Camera (BWC) pilot project across two Level V and one Level IV correctional facilities in Delaware. The goal is to increase accountability, transparency, and community trust within the state's correctional system by...

This $3,260,988 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation supports the work of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) through the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program (CFDA 19.901). The funding will enable UNODC to implement the Container Control Program in Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Pakistan, countries in the South and Central Asia (SCA) region, and Tunisia. The key products and services...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $688,178 Formula Grant to the Wisconsin Department of Justice under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners program (CFDA 16.593). Funds will support two residential substance abuse treatment projects. At Taycheedah Correctional Institution, a 20-week dual diagnosis program will address substance abuse and mental health needs of incarcerated women using medication-assisted treatment,...