Cooperative Agreement AID263A1500020

The Louisiana State University Police Department (LSPD) 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 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will be used to bolster leadership skills among newly promoted law enforcement sergeants over a 4-day training period. The project, which runs through September 30, 2026, will provide...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Political Military Affairs, under the Global Defense Reform Program (CFDA 19.888), is providing $1,390,000.00 to Lawyers Without Borders, Inc. (L W O B) to support the development of a national space strategy and policy for the Government of Morocco. The objective is to enhance Morocco's national security framework and institutional capabilities in the space sector, ensuring sustainability beyond the life of the...

This $3,432,250 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 supports the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) in implementing its Nonpoint Source (NPS) Management Program under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. The funding will enable LDEQ to administer and oversee the state's NPS pollution abatement efforts, which include best management practice installations, watershed planning, monitoring, education and outreach initiatives targeting...

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) will receive $3.41 million through September 2026 to implement the state's Nonpoint Source Management Program under the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA #66.460). LDAF will focus on watersheds impaired by polluted runoff from nonpoint sources, installing best management practices for animal wastes, sediment, pesticides, fertilizers and other structural and non-structural...

The Department of Public Safety Louisiana was awarded a $131,573.14 Formula Grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) on October 1, 2023. The grant funding will support the state's efforts to enforce distracted driving laws through educational advertising, traffic sign placement, and law enforcement activities. Allowable uses of the funds also include any eligible expenses under the Section 402 Highway Safety...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) provides $1,154,768.00 to Chicago State University (CSU) to organize and convene two in-person meetings of the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) grantee community in Washington, DC. These stakeholder convenings, scheduled for October 2024 and Winter/Spring 2025, will facilitate updates on NSF funding opportunities, policies, and procedures, as well as the sharing of successful...

This $970,000 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237) supports three key initiatives for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD): Ongoing operation and maintenance of the Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window (CVIEW) system for one year, including updates, data quality improvements, and...

The Pollution Liability Insurance Agency of Washington State received a $413,907 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 to support activities under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Corrective Action Program. This funding will assist the state in developing and maintaining an effective program to address leaking underground storage tank releases and support ongoing cleanup activities. Specifically, the grant will help the state initiate and complete...

The Lower Rio Grande Public Water Works Authority (LRGPWWA) received a $2,854,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the Water and Waste Grants and Loans and Loan Guarantees (Section 306C) program. The funding will support LRGPWWA's provision of waste disposal facilities and services to colonias communities in New Mexico. As the 306C program aims to provide water and waste disposal infrastructure and assistance to low-income rural...

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) was awarded a $238,966 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) on August 4, 2022. The NDSP grant funding will support LaDOTD's efforts to improve dam safety in Louisiana. As the state dam safety agency, LaDOTD will use the funds to assess dam hazards, ensure dam safety, and work to rehabilitate high hazard dams. The NDSP aims to achieve dam safety and...