Cooperative Agreement 2010PBFXK014

The City and County of Denver Police Department was awarded a $420,000 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 alleviate poverty, reduce crime, and improve police-community relations in a Southwest Denver neighborhood from March 15, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Through this funding, the Police Department will work with community organizations to develop and...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded the City of Philadelphia $615,000 to implement the Group Violence Intervention (GVI) Program Expansion. This project will expand the existing GVI gun violence reduction strategy to serve juveniles aged 12-18 years through case management, mediation, service coordination, and other supportive services. The initiative aims to interrupt cycles of retaliation, teach that violence is not...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $963,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government. The grant will fund the Louisville Group Violence Reentry Project, which aims to reduce gun violence related to gang members returning to the community and ensure their successful reintegration. The project will create a collaborative process between criminal justice agencies and community organizations...

The City and County of Denver, District Attorney's Office (DDAO) received a $533,200 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The grant funds the Denver Cold Case Collaborative, which investigates and prosecutes violent crime cold cases where suspect DNA profiles exist. Key activities supported by the award include maintaining a dedicated cold case prosecutor, providing forensic scientist and...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,999,998 Project Grant under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) to Force Detroit. The 3-year grant will support Force Detroit's implementation of the Keepers Community Violence Intervention (CVI) program in Detroit's Warrendale Cody Rouge neighborhood. The program aims to reduce gun violence and associated impacts through evidence-based, culturally competent services. Key activities include...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice awarded RTI International a $637,685 cooperative agreement under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative program. RTI will conduct a four-year mixed methods implementation and quasi-experimental impact evaluation of the expansion and enhancement of Greensboro, North Carolina's Community Connectors violence intervention and prevention initiative. The evaluation will examine...

The Gang Alternative, Inc. received a $6 million project grant award from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to provide career pathway training and workforce development services to at-risk youth in Miami, Florida. The grant aims to introduce 160 justice-involved youth ages 18-24 to employment through paid work experiences and industry-recognized certifications. Services will address essential skills...

The City and County of Denver received a $397,675.78 Block Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) on October 1, 2017. The grant funding supports the Denver Police Department and Greenprint Denver initiative through September 30, 2021 by providing additional personnel, equipment, supplies, training and technical assistance to enhance criminal justice programs....

The City and County of Denver Sheriff Department (DSD) was awarded a $208,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738) to enhance its Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training (CRIT) program. The grant funding will be used to purchase virtual reality (VR) technology to train DSD's sworn staff in a variety of crisis intervention, de-escalation, and mental health response scenarios within a jail...

The Circle of Brotherhood Inc. (COB) received a $2 million Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) program. The grant will fund COB's delivery of community violence intervention and prevention services in Miami, Florida from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, COB will use the funding to expand and enhance its current...