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The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office (KCPAO) received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The purpose of the grant is to implement the KCPAO Cold Case Prosecutor Program, which will designate a dedicated prosecutor to work exclusively on unsolved homicide cases where a suspect DNA profile has been developed. Key activities include creating an inventory of unsolved homicides,...

The Seattle City Attorney's Office, in partnership with the YWCA of Seattle, King, and Snohomish Counties, was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, aims to enhance the investigation and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence,...

The King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) received a $811,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The grant funding will be used to purchase a Rapid DNA instrument, supporting hardware and software, and provide training to enable KCSO to quickly process DNA evidence for local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. This technology will significantly improve public safety...

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has received a $644,924 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Missing Children's Assistance program (CFDA 16.543). The award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, supports SPD's long-standing Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. Key objectives include increasing the number of proactive and reactive ICAC investigations, enhancing...

The King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.827 - Justice Reinvestment Initiative) to build on efforts to end the use of secure detention for youth by 2025 and implement innovative recidivism-reduction policies, practices, and programming. The key goals and activities of the grant include: (1) developing the infrastructure and...

The City of Tukwila received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The award period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026 and will support the city's efforts to enhance community policing and partnerships between law enforcement and community members through organizational transformation and systematic problem...

The City of Federal Way received a $500,000 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) on October 1, 2024. The grant will support the city's efforts to enhance law enforcement capacity and community policing strategies over a five-year period ending on September 30, 2029. Key anticipated outcomes include increased community engagement, implementation of problem-solving initiatives, and organizational...

The City of King Cove received a $125,000 Project Grant award on October 1, 2024 from the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The grant funding will be used by the city to enhance law enforcement capacity through community policing strategies, including crisis intervention, mental health response, and officer wellness programs. The goal of the award is to increase...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) provides $963,000 to the King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) to support the hiring of term-limited mental health professionals (MHPs) for the KCSO Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) and Co-Responder Program. The MHPs will serve as subject matter experts to assist KCSO in addressing mental health service needs for emergent and non-emergent calls...

The City of Sedro-Woolley was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will support the city's efforts to enhance its community policing capacity and crime prevention strategies. Key anticipated outcomes include increased officer engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and...