This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics, under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554), provides $3,350,680 to the Virginia Department of State Police to fund three key initiatives: Documenting requirements and planning to upgrade or replace the Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) "hotfile" applications, which include wanted persons, missing persons, vehicles/boats, protective orders, and other...
This $500,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will fund the implementation of statewide technology to improve services for crime victims in Virginia. Administered through the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), the funding will support the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission in developing an updated, web-based database and online platform to process the approximately $7.1 million and...
The Alabama Department of Public Health received a $211,899.66 cooperative agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under the Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs program (CFDA 93.136) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022. The purpose of this award is to establish the National Violent Death Reporting System in Alabama to collect surveillance data on violent deaths from death certificates, autopsy...
The Virginia State Police (VSP) was awarded $380,183 under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing to develop a direct interface between the Virginia Sex Offender Management System (VSOMS) and the Virginia Department of Corrections, probation and parole offices, and local jails. This interface will allow for more efficient processing of sex offense registrants as they are received,...
This $885,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) will establish the Virginia Center for Hospital-Based Violence Intervention (the Center) as a national center of excellence for Virginia health systems. The Center will coordinate efforts between hospitals, community stakeholders, and policy leaders to address violence and provide victim support services in targeted communities. Key activities include forming an...
The Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Virginia was awarded a $4,086,790 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Formula Grants program (CFDA 16.588). The award, effective from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, supports DCJS's efforts to develop and strengthen law enforcement, prosecution, and court strategies to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the state. Key focus...
The Virginia State Police (VSP), with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice's NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP, CFDA 16.813), will use $2,965,484 to modernize the Commonwealth of Virginia's Uniform Statute Table (UST). The UST contains critical criminal justice data, including firearm purchase and possession disqualification indicators, used by various state databases and systems. This 24-month cooperative agreement project aims to redevelop and upgrade the antiquated UST system,...
The Virginia State Police (VSP) received a $1,718,983 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) (CFDA 16.554). The funding will be used for three projects: Enhancing the VSP's Criminal and Rap Back Information System (CRIS), including improvements to the Orphan Disposition File and integration with the Multi-Modal Biometrics System. This will streamline criminal history record...
Through a $3,365,007 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554), the Virginia Department of State Police (VSP) will undertake four key projects: A Data Warehouse Integration Project to improve the accuracy, quality, and accessibility of criminal history information by integrating VSP's various systems, including AFIS, VSOMS, and CRIS, into a central data...
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has been awarded a $225,070.00 Cooperative Agreement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CFDA 93.945) grant program. The award will support the Virginia Behavioral Risk Surveillance System (BRFSS) over a 5-year period from August 1, 2024 to August 1, 2029. The BRFSS program aims to collect and analyze public health data to inform chronic disease prevention and...