Cooperative Agreement 2013PBFXK004

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $268,855 Formula Grant under the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) program (CFDA 16.609) to the Executive Office of the State of Maryland, operating as the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy (GOCPP). This three-year grant, awarded from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support GOCPP's efforts to dismantle criminal networks fueling violent crime, particularly gang-related activity, across...

The City of Annapolis was awarded a $192,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration's Safe Streets and Roads for All (CFDA 20.939) program. The grant will fund the development of a Safe Streets and Roads for All Action Plan and a Quick-Build Demonstration Project in Annapolis, Maryland. The goal is to improve transportation safety and reduce fatal and serious injuries for all road users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit riders,...

The $625,000 Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice to the Town of Bladensburg, Maryland on October 1, 2024 supports the hiring and/or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers. The goals of this 5-year CFDA 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program award are to increase the Town's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Expected outcomes include enhanced community...

The Baltimore Police Department will use $500,000 in FY24 funding from the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to integrate key de-escalation concepts and training methodologies from several evidence-based programs into its existing basic recruit certification academy. This will result in the implementation of more effective de-escalation training for new police officers, the creation of enhanced curriculum development...

This $999,951 Cooperative Agreement awarded on October 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) will enable the University of Maryland, Baltimore to implement the "Building School Capacity in Baltimore City -- Reducing Youth Violence through Multi-Tiered Systems of Support" project. The project aims to strengthen school safety and partnerships to improve school climate and reduce youth...

The Department of Transportation Maryland Office of Planning and Finance Division received a $136,382.37 Formula Grant award on October 1, 2023 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616). This grant funding supports enforcement of the state's laws applicable to pedestrian and bicycle safety through law enforcement training, enforcement mobilizations and campaigns, and public education and awareness programs. The grant...

The City of Baltimore received a $1,976,456.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA #20.941) on May 15, 2025. The grant supports the development and implementation of advanced smart city and community transportation technologies to improve efficiency and safety, with a project completion date of November 14, 2026. Key focus areas of the grant include coordinated automation,...

The City of Gaithersburg has been awarded a $360,000 Project Grant from the Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (CFDA 20.939) federal grant program. The purpose of this 2.5-year grant is for the city to prepare a citywide comprehensive safety action plan to eliminate fatal and serious injury crashes across all modes of transportation using the city's roadway network. The grant will support data collection, analysis, stakeholder engagement, feasibility studies,...

This $4,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.045 - Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative) aims to improve the effectiveness of the Office of the Attorney General's "Cure the Streets" (CTS) community violence intervention program in Washington, DC. The initiative will strengthen collaboration and coordination between CTS and the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement's (ONSE) violence...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $3,052,669 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Maryland Department of State Police (MDSP). The purpose of this grant is to advance public safety by providing funds to investigate illicit activities related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, and prescription opioid trafficking. Funding will be used by...