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The Department of State's Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations (CSO) awarded a $2,466,250 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 19.121 - Conflict and Stabilization Operations) to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to build social cohesion between at-risk groups in northern Ghana and northern Cote d'Ivoire. The award aims to improve equitable access to livelihoods in communities hosting refugees and asylum seekers in these regions. This 12-month award, which replaces a prior grant, will...

This Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 - Congressionally Recommended Awards) will provide $963,000 to the City of Tacoma, Washington to establish a Community Service Officer (CSO) program. The program is designed to supplement the services provided by the Tacoma Police Department (TPD) by having civilian CSOs respond to a variety of low-risk calls for service. This will divert approximately 9.4% of calls from TPD, allowing officers to increase proactive...

The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) in Middletown, Connecticut was awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The grant will be used to acquire part-time Accreditation Compliance Service Officers (ASCO) to assist Connecticut law enforcement agencies in efficiently gaining accreditation and...

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) was awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to manage all aspects of the Young Pacific Leaders Regional Workshop on Security. The award provides funding for a 4-day virtual workshop, virtual work, mentorship, publications, and surveys. This Cooperative Agreement falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, which supports the...

The Colorado Attorney General's Office, through the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board, was awarded a $499,914 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (CFDA 16.710 - Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants) to undertake a comprehensive project aimed at updating and enhancing the basic law enforcement training curriculum with a focus on integrating de-escalation skills. The project will partner with Force...

The City of Baltimore received a $199,900 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office to upgrade its law enforcement training simulator system. The grant, awarded under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, will provide funding to replace and modernize the city's existing training simulator used for de-escalation instruction of police recruits and in-service officers. Upgrading the aged simulator equipment...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program, will enable Michigan State University to develop lessons on workforce allocation and staff optimization to increase the capacity of law enforcement agencies for community policing. The $500,000 project, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will...

This $1,998,264 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance supports the "Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative" (CFDA 16.045). The grant funding will enable Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center & Rosemary Anderson High School (POIC+RAHS), a non-profit community organization, to implement the "Community Safety Worker (CSW) Model" program over a 3-year period from October 2024 to September...

Central Connecticut State University received a $288,100 three-year Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop the Scaffolded Projects for the Social Good (SPSG) framework. The SPSG framework aims to help computing programs incorporate externally-sourced service learning projects supporting nonprofit organizations into existing software engineering and similar courses. It will provide a customizable set of curricular materials to...

The Seminole County Sheriff's Office received a $123,500 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program to provide de-escalation training in Sanford, FL from September 2021 through August 2023. The COPS Office Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program aims to advance public safety through community policing strategies and collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Under this award,...