Cooperative Agreement 2013RPBXK061

The California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) received a $424,806 Formula Grant under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. This funding will enable the BSCC to activate and implement a Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) enhancement to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Strategic Offender Management System (SOMS) database. The PREA enhancement will...

This federal Project Grant award of $500,000 from the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.735 - PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation) supports the Nevada Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in addressing challenges with complying with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) staffing ratio requirement for juvenile facilities. The award will fund a comprehensive approach that looks at security staff hiring, placement,...

This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance through the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735), supports the Massachusetts Department of Correction's (MADOC) efforts to maintain compliance with the Department of Justice's National PREA Standards. The $147,287 award enables MADOC to continue its successful auditing program, ensuring at least one-third of each facility type is audited annually with...

The Dekalb County Department of Finance received a $231,436 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance on October 1, 2022 to implement the DKSO PREA Safety: Knowledge for All Program through September 30, 2024. The program will provide PREA educational content and reporting tools to incarcerated individuals in Dekalb County via secure tablets. Programmed PREA content will educate inmates on PREA standards and the importance of...

The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Commonwealth of Massachusetts $133,231 under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) federal Block Grant for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. Through this funding, the Massachusetts Department of Correction will provide various services to achieve compliance with the National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape (PREA...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $319,830 Formula Grant to the Governor, Texas Office Of The Office Of The Governor State Of Texas Division under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) to support efforts to achieve compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards in Texas juvenile facilities. The funding will be used to strengthen PREA standards related to investigations, staff training, and incident reviews, as the state works to...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $249,997 to the Corrections Kentucky Department under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA #16.735) Formula Grant. The goal of this program is to support efforts in confinement facilities covered by the Prison Rape Elimination Act Standards to achieve compliance. Funding will support the Corrections Kentucky Department's work from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024 to reduce...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded $2,129,724 to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation federal formula grant program (CFDA 16.735). This funding will support New York State's 2021-2023 Juvenile Justice Plan, which focuses on goals to coordinate and align youth justice services, establish policy priorities, and enhance positive youth,...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735), has awarded a $3,387,500 Cooperative Agreement to the Urban Institute, in collaboration with The Moss Group as a proposed subrecipient. The funding will support a project to identify and select approximately 25 state, local, and tribal confinement agencies across the U.S. and provide up to $50,000 in two-year microgrants to each agency. The...

The Puerto Rico Department of Justice received a $127,758 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards. The award is part of the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation federal grant program (CFDA #16.735). Funds will be used to continue efforts to achieve full compliance with PREA standards aimed at preventing, detecting, and responding to...