Cooperative Agreement 2019FUCXK019

The Cook County Sheriff's Department (CCSD) in Chicago, Illinois will receive $1.1 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to enhance reentry services for detainees leaving incarceration. The grant funding, provided through the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative program (CFDA 16.812), will be used to expand CCSD's performance-based and outcomes-based contracts with Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC) to provide...

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority received a $2,111,806 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554). The award will fund the installation of new LiveScan machines in approximately 125 Illinois justice system agencies that currently rely on paper-based or outdated technology for criminal history record submissions. This upgrade will improve...

The DeKalb County Government in Illinois was awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance's Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program (CFDA 16.828). The funding will enable DeKalb County Court Services (DCCS) to continue its successful Swift, Certain, and Fair (SCF) Probation Program and expand services to address the specialized needs of emerging adults (ages 18-25) and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities....

This $900,000 Project Grant award, made by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.828 - Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program), supports the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) in developing and implementing swift, certain, and fair (SCF) supervision strategies in several Illinois probation and court services departments. The primary goal is to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for emerging adult clients on probation for violent...

The Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana Office of Court Technology (IOCT) received a $1,675,951 Cooperative Agreement award under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics. The funding will be used to continue the development and deployment of the statewide InJail jail management system to additional county jails across Indiana. This project aims to enhance the completeness and accuracy of criminal history records sent to...

The Charleston County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) was awarded a $496,634 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738). The grant will fund CCSO's implementation of a site-based de-escalation training curriculum using virtual reality tools. The goal is to improve CCSO officers' understanding of individuals experiencing crises, provide scenario-based de-escalation training through...

The Department of Public Safety Executive Office of Public Safety Division in Massachusetts received a $2,777,995 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554) to update the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) platform to the NCIC 3rd Generation (N3G) architecture. The primary goals are to improve communication, enhance data management, and meet FBI standards for effective and secure information...

The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) received a $175,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The award, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will fund the WCSO's SAJE Policing Assessment Project. This comprehensive assessment tool will help the WCSO define and measure the characteristics of sound,...

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) program. The grant will fund the Education Medication Support Project (EMS) to improve substance use disorder treatment and recovery outcomes for adults in reentry from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 in Cincinnati, OH. Working with project partners Addiction...

The National Center for Policing Innovation (NCPI) was awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The award will fund the continued delivery of the Crisis Intervention Teams Adaptive System of Supports for Implementation and Specialized Training (CIT ASSIST) national initiative. CIT ASSIST is designed to increase the...