Project Grant FPEI190011

The City of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), through a $375,000 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance's Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752), will implement the 2023-2025 "Protect LA from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy" program. The program aims to reduce and prevent the spread of counterfeit/illicit pharmaceutical drugs and electronics/automotive parts throughout the Los Angeles region. Key...

The New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety, through its Office of the Attorney General, has been awarded a $300,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.752 - Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention) to increase criminal investigations capabilities for intellectual property enforcement statewide. The grant will support the state's established task force in combating crimes involving public health and safety, intellectual...

This Project Grant award, totaling $374,986, was provided 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). The grant aims to strengthen intellectual property (IP) enforcement in Oregon and beyond by the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office. Key objectives include: Aggressively investigating and enforcing IP theft, focusing on counterfeit drugs and auto parts that pose health and safety...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.752 - Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention) provides $375,000 to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) to enhance its Counterfeit and Piracy Enforcement (CAPE) program. CAPE aims to combat intellectual property crimes through collaboration and a three-pillar approach of education, awareness, and enforcement. This grant will enable LASD to strengthen partnerships...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, Inc. The purpose of the grant is to expand the capacity of CCRI's Image Abuse Helpline, the nation's only 24/7 hotline assisting victims and survivors of image-based sexual abuse (IBSA). Key services to be provided include crisis intervention, safety...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the City of Houston's Houston Police Department a $366,609 Project Grant under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752). The funding will enable the department's Major Offenders Division Target Offenders Squad to coordinate with federal, state, and local law enforcement as well as industry representatives to disrupt criminal enterprises engaged in the illegal production, distribution, and sale of counterfeit goods that...

This $375,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention Program (CFDA 16.752) will enable the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to sustain and expand its undercover operation targeting large-scale, transnational counterfeiting operations smuggling goods into the Tri-State area. The funding will support a collaborative task force comprising the NYPD, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Customs and...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $499,998 Project Grant under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) to the State Attorneys Office-17Th Circuit in Broward County, Florida. This grant supports the Enhancing Investigations and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) project, which aims to expand and improve the capacity of law enforcement...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CCLI) and Wrongful Conviction Review Program (CFDA 16.746) to the California Innocence Project Foundation (CIPF). The funding will support CIPF's efforts to review, investigate, and litigate claims of wrongful conviction from prisoners convicted in Southern California counties. CIPF plans to work with conviction integrity units, where available, to free the...

The National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), a Virginia-based non-profit organization, was awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The funding will be used to create a community awareness toolkit with training curricula, videos, handouts, and other resources for law enforcement to educate the public on topics such as...