Cooperative Agreement 15POVC21GK04051SAFE

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $293,216 Formula Grant to the Center For Legal Advocacy (also known as The Legal Center For People With Disabilities And Older People) in Denver, Colorado. This grant is provided under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240), which supports state-level organizations in delivering legal services, advocacy, and rights protection for individuals with disabilities....

The Colorado Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Justice received a $374,718 Formula Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (CFDA 16.742). The funding will assist four accredited forensic science laboratories in Colorado - the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Laboratory, the Denver Police Crime Laboratory and Denver's Office of the Medical Examiner, the Colorado Springs Metro...

The Community Collective for Youth and Family Resilience and Violence Prevention (CCYFR) project will deliver evidence-based interventions and programs to help families impacted by violence in Boulder and Broomfield counties, Colorado. Funded by a $900,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Children Exposed to Violence program (CFDA 16.818), the University of Colorado will lead a...

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $782,436 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant to S.A.R.A., Inc. (doing business as Sexual Assault Response Advocates) to implement a 36-month project addressing interpersonal violence in the rural 13th Judicial District of Colorado. The funded activities will: Increase the number of multi-disciplinary and coordinated community response teams in remote...

The Center For Legal Advocacy in Denver, Colorado was awarded a $1,107,266 Formula Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program (CFDA 93.138). This two-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports the Center's mission to protect the civil and legal rights of individuals with mental illness through comprehensive legal advocacy, rights protection,...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime has awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations program (CFDA 16.053) to Providence Health & Services - Oregon to expand sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) services across six counties in Oregon. The 3-year project aims to increase community connections with SANE services by building partnerships with community-based sexual assault/domestic violence advocates. Key...

The County Sheriffs of Colorado received a $917,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to operate the Colorado CARES program. This initiative provides criminal justice deflection services, including mental health treatment, addiction counseling, and social services, to individuals in rural and urban Colorado communities. Additionally, the grant supports the Rural Colorado Confinement...

The Colorado Department of Public Safety's Division of Criminal Justice received a $356,127 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Formula Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant aims to assist Colorado's forensic laboratories in improving their operations and reducing backlogs. Specifically, the funding will support: Training and certification for non-DNA scientists at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, including covering assessment and accreditation fees. Overtime for...

The Colorado Attorney General's Office, through the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board, received a $499,914 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will be used to undertake a comprehensive project aimed at updating and enhancing the basic law enforcement training curriculum with a focus on integrating...

The City of Alamosa, Colorado was awarded a $530,300 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) to develop and operate a co-responder program in partnership with Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. The three-year co-responder program aims to improve public safety responses for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders encountered by...