Project Grant 2020WEAX0012

The Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) was awarded a $975,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The purpose of this 3-year project is to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system in Vermont by enhancing community-based restorative justice alternatives and supporting justice reform initiatives. Key project activities include providing clinical legal services focused on...

This $979,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) supports the Community Restorative Practices Project implemented by Interaction, Inc. (doing business as Youth Services) in Brattleboro, Vermont. The project aims to enhance restorative interventions, minimize reliance on the criminal justice system, and provide free and voluntary programs focused on community conflict...

The Orange County Diversion Program was awarded a $433,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to establish a statewide initiative in Vermont increasing racial justice, equity, and inclusion in restorative justice efforts from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024. The initiative will collaborate with Vermont's 24 restorative justice agencies to develop consistent statewide...

The Chittenden County Public Safety Authority received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) on March 15, 2022. The funding will support the acquisition of technology and equipment to improve law enforcement effectiveness, information sharing, and community engagement through March 31, 2024. Specifically, the grant will...

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) in Greenfield, MA received a $550,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to enhance cross-system collaboration and improve outcomes for justice-involved individuals in Franklin County with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. The funding will support a collaborative continuum of transitional and reentry services, with a focus on serving women and LGBTQ+ individuals who have...

This $538,988 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) will support Lamoille County Mental Health Service, Inc. to plan, design, and implement a pre-arrest diversion program and forensic mental health peer support program in collaboration with the Morristown Police Department. The goal is to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program awarded a $123,257 Project Grant to the Essex County Sheriff's Department through the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will support the Essex County Sheriff's Department in advancing community policing strategies with local partners from Oct 2021 through Sep 2026. Specifically, the funding will allow the agency to collaborate with community members,...

The Department of Justice's Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) has provided a $5,000,000 Project Grant award to the Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault, Inc. to establish The Center for Learning and Leadership. This cross-disciplinary training hub will deliver education and leadership development programs to improve system responses to domestic violence, sexual violence, and stalking in Vermont and across the nation. Key initiatives include: 1) a...

This is a Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.590 - Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program) in the amount of $624,938 to the Town of Dartmouth Town Hall, Office of Development / Grants Division. The grant will fund activities to continue improving the criminal justice system's response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Key...

The County of Franklin was awarded a $149,530 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Rural Violent Crime Initiative federal grant program (CFDA 16.039). The grant will support the county in reducing violent crime in rural Franklin County through enhancement of crime analysis software, forensic evidence tools, and strategies to effectively serve and address populations in remote areas from November 2021 through October...