Cooperative Agreement 2018ARBXK023

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 - Congressionally Recommended Awards) provides $125,000.00 to the City of Charleston, West Virginia to expand its existing pre-trial diversion program. The grant funding will support the hiring of a full-time pre-trial diversion coordinator to work with the municipal and magistrate courts, law enforcement, social service providers, and the community to refer and enroll qualifying defendants...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The funding will support IIR in administering a subaward program for local project sites and developing a national training and technical assistance (TTA) program. The overarching goal is to build the capability and...

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $2,043,439 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to the Childrens Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio to conduct a multisite randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a Daily Living Skills (DLS) intervention for autistic adolescents. The intervention, called Surviving and Thriving in the Real World (STRW), aims to improve DLS such as hygiene, cooking, laundry, and...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $7,000,000 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) grant to the Wisconsin Department of Justice (WI DOJ). The 3-year project (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2027) aims to expand pre-arrest diversion programs, implement technology solutions, and conduct comprehensive evaluations to reduce the impact of opioid, stimulant, and substance misuse in Wisconsin. Key activities include: Awarding up to $500,000 each to 10 new...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate, under the Homeland Security, Research, Testing, Evaluation, and Demonstration of Technologies program (CFDA 97.108), provides $1,288,000.00 to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) over a two-year period ending on February 19, 2026. The project seeks to evaluate the Redirect Method, a technique developed by Moonshot CVE USA Inc. in collaboration with Google's Jigsaw, for...

The Stratford Board of Education received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement the INSPIRE (Instruct, Nurture, Support, Promote, Interest, Restore, Elevate) Students program. The program aims to address three key predictors of school violence: delinquent/antisocial behavior, ADHD or ADHD-like symptoms, and childhood maltreatment. Key activities include hiring school social workers/counselors and a...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded Spokane Public Schools a $996,821 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to implement the Restorative Interventions for Suspensions and Expulsions (RISE) in-school diversion program. This 3-year grant will build the capacity of the district's Department of Family and Community Engagement to provide a Tier II targeted approach for students at risk of suspension or arrest, aiming to prevent school...

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $647,630 Project Grant to Wellbeing & Equity Innovations Inc. to implement a Family-Based Diversion and Alternative Prosecution (D/AP) program in Marion County, Indiana. The program aims to reduce the negative impacts of justice system involvement on parents, children, and their families through a comprehensive, trauma-informed care framework. Key components include therapy, support groups, and skills-based...

The Institute for Strategic Dialogue-U.S., a woman-owned non-profit organization, was awarded a $670,321 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program (CFDA 97.132). The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will support the organization's efforts to counter violent extremism, hate, and disinformation through research, analysis, and...

The Community Collective for Youth and Family Resilience and Violence Prevention (CCYFR) project will deliver evidence-based interventions and programs to help families impacted by violence in Boulder and Broomfield counties, Colorado. Funded by a $900,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Children Exposed to Violence program (CFDA 16.818), the University of Colorado will lead a...