Cooperative Agreement 2014DPBXK002

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (CFDA 16.827) will provide $1,500,000 from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027 to support OJJDP's juvenile justice system reform and reinvestment initiative. The project team, led by the non-profit organization Community Resources For Justice, Inc. (CRJ), will assist current OJJDP grantees in developing and implementing...

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded a $899,929 Project Grant to Child Trends, Inc. to implement the research project "Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Advance Transformative Credible Messenger Mentoring for Justice Involved Youth of Color." The purpose of this 3-year project under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) is to assist the Credible Messenger Mentoring Movement (CM3) in reviewing, clarifying, and refining practices that enable credible...

This $7,500,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (CFDA 16.827), will enable the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center to facilitate the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) process across multiple states. Through this project, CSG will educate policymakers about JRI, assist states in addressing their most pressing criminal justice issues, and support states in...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. a $998,528.61 cooperative agreement from October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2021 under the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) program. The goal of the JRI program is to help states identify and respond to crime and public safety problems through evidence-based and cost-saving strategies. Under this award, ICF will support the National Initiative for the...

This $1.5 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will support implementation of the Measures for Providers Responding to Victimization Experiences (IMPROVE) platform nationwide. Funded under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), key objectives include bringing awareness of IMPROVE to victim service providers (VSPs), distributing and sustaining the free-to-use platform, and collecting and analyzing...

The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded Community Resources For Justice, Inc. a $1 million cooperative agreement under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) to create an innovative program to reduce failures to appear in Tarrant County, Texas's pretrial justice system. Working with subrecipients the Crime and Justice Institute, Tarrant County Criminal Court, and the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies, Community...

This $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will support the development of an innovative training program and national initiative to promote fair and equitable police practices. Over 24 months, the University of Cincinnati will create training curriculum and train-the-trainer materials on connecting law enforcement with minority communities to enhance trust and perceptions of fairness. A key component is a...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) provides $250,000 to Social Current Inc., a non-profit organization based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to establish a learning network for 75 community-based organizations (CBOs) serving marginalized communities. The primary goals are to enhance the organizational capacity and resilience of these CBOs, with a focus on increasing their access to...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a $999,428 Project Grant under the Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice program (CFDA 16.047) to Mediators Beyond Borders, International, on behalf of the Trust Network. The project aims to help communities understand, address, and heal from hate speech and hate crimes. The key products and services to be delivered include: Identifying 10 dispute resolution centers in high-risk "corridors of hate" in...

Voces Unidas For Justice received a three-year, $400,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice program (CFDA 16.047). The organization will leverage its expertise and community partnerships to address underreporting of hate crimes against underserved groups in Colorado Springs, Colorado through September 2025. Key deliverables include expanding an existing social media...