The Eighth Judicial District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada was awarded a $476,666 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.745 - Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program). The funding will enable the court to collaborate with Sierra Sage Recovery Services to deliver outpatient treatment and recovery housing to 45 youth aged 14 to 17 who have been certified as adults and court-ordered into the...
The Clark County Department of Juvenile Justice Services will partner with Justice Works Youth Care to implement the Clark County Youth Reintegration Program. Funded by a $400,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the program will utilize evidence-based methodologies to reduce recidivism among youth exiting the Spring Mountain Youth Camp in Las Vegas, Nevada. Running from October 1, 2022 to...
Westcare Nevada, Inc. was awarded $900,000 under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative grant program by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will support Project Reanudar, which will provide comprehensive substance use disorder treatment, intensive case management, and wraparound services to 131 adult men and women with substance use disorders or co-occurring mental health disorders returning to Clark County, Nevada from incarceration....
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $118,679 block grant under the Elder Justice Act - Adult Protective Services (CFDA 93.698) program to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services' Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD). This two-year grant, with a performance period from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2027, supports ADSD's efforts to enhance and improve coordinated systems of adult protective services for older adults and...
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services' Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) was awarded a $127,745 block grant under the Elder Justice Act - Adult Protective Services (CFDA 93.698) program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living. The grant, effective April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2026, will fund ADSD's efforts to enhance and improve coordinated adult protective services for older adults and adults with...
The Nevada Department of Public Safety's Sex Offender Registry (SOR) Unit was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The grant will support the digitization of all sex offender case files to achieve 100% electronic records sharing with other criminal justice agencies. Funds will be used for staff overtime to audit, scan, index and store over...
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $350,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant to Crisis Intervention Services, doing business as Sierra Community House, to implement a 24-month victim services project in Nevada's Nevada County. Through this funding, Sierra Community House, in partnership with Gateway Mountain Center and Sierra Nevada Regional Department of Child Support Services,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living has awarded a $325,256 Formula Grant to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services' Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VII, Chapter 2, Long Term Care Ombudsman Services for Older Individuals (CFDA 93.042) program. This grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will support ADSD's operation of the state's...
The County of Nevada received a $162,915.00 Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on November 1, 2024. This Project Grant award will fund the county's efforts to address homelessness through a range of housing and supportive services. Eligible activities under the Continuum of Care Program include permanent housing, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, supportive services, homeless management information systems, and...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART Office) under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) provides $175,000 to the Nevada Department of Public Safety's Office of Criminal Justice Assistance (NV DPS OCJA) to enhance the state's sex offender registry (SOR) compliance. Specifically, the funding will support temporary contract staff to complete the...