Cooperative Agreement 2015VFGXK042

The Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. (CAB) received a $972,405 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, under the Children Exposed to Violence (CFDA #16.818) program. The 3-year project, titled "The Santa Cruz County (SCC) Luna y Sol Familia & Community Center: Una Comunidad Sana y Segura (Luna y Sol)", aims to provide a safe community hub that delivers trauma-informed, culturally...

The City of Santa Monica, in partnership with Exodus Recovery, Inc., has received a $514,145 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The funding will be used to create a prosecutor-led, collaborative diversion court to connect justice-involved individuals in Santa Monica who have mental health and/or substance abuse disorders and are experiencing...

The County of Santa Cruz received a $545,050 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support the Santa Cruz County Adult Drug Court Program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The funding will support the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA #16.585), which aims to provide adult treatment courts and criminal justice professionals with resources to plan, implement, enhance, and sustain evidence-based...

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) will use a $900,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand its Reentry Educational Vocational and Mentoring Program (REVAMP) at Santa Rita Jail in Oakland, California. The funding is provided under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), which aims to help individuals returning from incarceration successfully reintegrate into their communities. Specifically,...

The County of San Luis Obispo Behavioral Health Department was awarded a $698,500 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The grant will fund recovery residence services for 40-60 individuals per year over four years, totaling 200 individuals served. The recovery residences are safe, substance-free living environments that support individuals' recovery from...

The Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $498,971 Project Grant under the Supporting Vulnerable and At-Risk Youth Transitioning out of Foster Care program (CFDA 16.049) to Christian City, LLC. The funding will enable Christian City to develop and implement a replicable care model within THRIVE, a transitional independent living program serving youth ages 18-24 who have aged out of foster care in Georgia. THRIVE provides housing, education,...

The City of Santa Ana received a $963,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The purpose of this 2-year grant is to expand the Santa Ana Multi-Disciplinary Response Teams (SMART), which provide trauma-informed social workers and mental health clinicians to respond to non-emergency 911 calls in the Santa Ana area. Key project activities include hiring additional SMART...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) to the Adamhs Board of Erie County, Ohio. The grant supports the Mobile Outreach Response and Engagement (MORE) program, which aims to strengthen collaboration between mental health providers and the criminal justice system in Erie County. The program seeks to address the disproportionate involvement of...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded Community Solutions For Children, Families And Individuals $500,000 under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls federal grant program (CFDA 16.035) to provide prevention and early intervention services for female-identifying youth at risk of or experiencing commercial sexual exploitation in Santa Clara County, California from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the grantee will screen...

The City of Albuquerque will use a $1 million Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime to expand trauma recovery services for victims of violent crime through September 2023. Funded under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program, the grant will support the Albuquerque Trauma Recovery Center (TRC) in providing wraparound care including individual and group psychotherapy, case management, and trauma-informed psychiatry to youth and...