Project Grant FPEI161007

The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752) to the New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General. The grant will fund the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) to increase its intellectual property enforcement capabilities and criminal investigations statewide through its established task force. The goals are to combat crimes...

This $374,986 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752), aims to strengthen intellectual property (IP) enforcement in Oregon. The primary objectives are to: 1) aggressively investigate and enforce IP theft, focusing on counterfeit drugs and auto parts; 2) engage in community and buyer awareness campaigns to educate the public on the risks of purchasing counterfeit...

The Imperial County District Attorney's Office, in partnership with the Woman Haven Center for Family Solutions, has been awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women's "Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program" (CFDA 16.590). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024 and running through September 30, 2027, will enable the county to: 1) Hire a prosecution-based investigator to assist with...

The State Attorneys Office-17Th Circuit in Broward County, Florida, received a $499,998 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The three-year grant, spanning October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable the office to expand and improve its capacity to investigate and prosecute domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and...

The City of New Port Richey, Florida was awarded a $216,498 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The grant funding will be used to enhance the city's capacity to investigate and prosecute domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking crimes. Key activities include: 1) procuring a UV camera to better document victim injuries, 2)...

The Nevada Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.735 - PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation) to address challenges in complying with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) staffing ratio requirements for juvenile facilities. The grant funding will support a comprehensive approach to improve security staff hiring, placement,...

The North Carolina Secretary of State received a $375,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752). This award is supporting the expansion of the statewide Anti-Counterfeiting Trademark Taskforce, which now includes over 100 members from local law enforcement agencies, campus police, and state/federal partners across North Carolina. The grant is enabling the taskforce...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $323,365 Project Grant under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752) to the Michigan State Police (MSP) and the Michigan Attorney General's Office (MIAG). The grant funding will support the Focused Organized Retail Crimes Enforcement (FORCE) Task Force, which is pursuing investigations into large-scale organized retail crime and intellectual property crimes in Michigan. Specifically, the grant will fund sworn...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590), provides $500,000 to the Michigan Department of Attorney General and its partner, the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, to enhance investigations and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases in the State of Michigan. Key...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $750,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.703 - Criminal Justice Systems) to support capacity building programs for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative priorities. The award will be performed in the Dominican Republic by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), a non-profit organization specializing in court administration, judicial reform,...