Block Grant 2020YXBX0012

The District Attorneys Office 22Nd Judicial Circuit was awarded a $319,999.09 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Smart Prosecution Initiative (CFDA 16.825) program. The four-year award running from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2022 will support the FY 18 INNOVATIVE PROSECUTION PROGRAM. The purpose of this program is to provide state, local, and tribal prosecutors with resources to reduce crime and increase public...

The County of Waukesha, Wisconsin received a $340,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Smart Prosecution Initiative federal grant program (CFDA 16.825). The funding supports the Innovative Technology Prosecutorial Team project from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The goal of the Smart Prosecution Initiative program is to provide resources to state, local, and tribal prosecutors to reduce crime and increase...

The County of Boulder District Attorney's Office Data, Policy, and Reform Unit (DPRU) received a $340,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Smart Prosecution Initiative federal grant program (CFDA #16.825). The two-year award, which runs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023, will support the DPRU's efforts to reduce crime and increase public safety through innovative prosecution solutions. As the goal of the...

The County of Erie, New York received a $335,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Smart Prosecution Initiative federal grant program (CFDA 16.825). The two-year award, issued October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023, will support the Erie County Forensic Evidence Bureau in providing forensic evidence services to reduce crime and increase public safety. The Innovative Prosecution Solutions for Combating...

The Orleans Parish Conviction Accuracy and Integrity Project received a $300,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative federal grant program (CFDA 16.746). The two-year award beginning October 1, 2021 supports a joint project of the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office and Innocence Project New Orleans to provide training and technical assistance to prosecutors and defense...

The Crime Strategies Unit of Tulsa County, Oklahoma received a $339,998 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Smart Prosecution Initiative (CFDA 16.825) federal grant program. The award period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. As a Formula Grant, the funding will support the Unit's efforts to reduce crime and increase public safety in Tulsa County through innovative prosecution solutions endorsed by the...

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded a $800,847 Project Grant under the NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560) to RTI International, in collaboration with Duke University's Wilson Center for Science and Justice. The 36-month project will implement and evaluate a new "Plea Assessment for Practice Improvement Model (PAPIM)" to systematically track plea bargaining processes in three diverse prosecutors' offices. The goal is to...

The Justice Innovation Inc., doing business as the Center for Court Innovation, was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program (CFDA 16.817). The Center for Court Innovation will implement the South Bronx Community Safety Initiative in Bronx Community District 3 over a 36-month period ending September 30, 2024. The project aims to reduce violent crime and increase...

This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) supports the Innocence Project New Orleans (IPNO) in reviewing potential wrongful convictions caused by inadequate legal representation prior to 2011. Specifically, the funding will enable IPNO to screen 246 cases with a high likelihood of wrongful conviction due to ineffective counsel, based on their arrest dates prior to the implementation of Louisiana's Public Defender Act...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) provides $275,000 in funding to Justice Innovation Inc. to continue its "Providing Effective Training to the Courts" project. Through this 24-month project, Justice Innovation Inc. will deliver training and technical assistance to OVW's Justice for Families and STOP Violence Against Women Formula grantees. The goal is to enhance the...