Cooperative Agreement P18AC01290

This $651,068 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036) is intended to improve forensic DNA operations and reduce the backlog of cases for the Phoenix Police Department Laboratory Services Bureau (PPD-LSB). The key objectives of the grant are to: 1) Increase the number of eligible Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) samples by providing overtime for PPD-LSB DNA analysts to...

The County of Sacramento Department of Finance Division received a $133,051 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) to enhance the capacity and efficiency of the Sacramento County District Attorney Laboratory of Forensic Services. The funding will enable the purchase of a second QIAcube Connect instrument to automate the sperm pellet rinses during the DNA extraction process, which is currently done...

This $548,369.36 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) supports American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, in carrying out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and workforce development projects on Department of the Interior lands. Specifically, the award enables ACE to engage young adults and veterans aged 16-35 in...

Under this $102,492.05 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on September 18, 2024, the American Conservation Experience (ACE) will play a vital role in supporting the BLM Anchorage Field Office's management of the Campbell Tract Special Recreation Management Area in Alaska. ACE's responsibilities will include assisting with a wide range of natural resource management tasks such as planning and implementing field work, maintaining recreational trails and...

The Department of Energy awarded FCA US LLC, doing business as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, a $533,493,715 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253). This grant will enable the continuous manufacturing of electric vehicle propulsion systems at FCA US LLC's existing transmission plant in Kokomo, Indiana. The project aims to minimize supply chain disruption risks, secure long-term employment for the facility's...

The purpose of this $402,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Federal Grant Program for Market Protection and Promotion (CFDA 10.163), is to support the State of California Department of Pesticide Regulation's work for the Pesticide Data Program (PDP). Under this award, the state will collect food samples within California, with a focus on foods frequently consumed by infants and children, and ship them to...

The County of Alameda was awarded a $289,529 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The purpose of this 2-year award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, is to increase the capacity and efficiency of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) Crime Laboratory Forensic Biology Unit. Key activities include: Outsourcing casework to Bode...

The federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides $5,271,660.00 to the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) for the purchase of 4 replacement 40ft fuel cell buses. The purpose of the award is to help maintain AC Transit's bus fleet in a state of good repair and continue providing reliable public transportation services to riders in the California service area. The award is...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $148,160.01 to the American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, to engage young adults and veterans in natural and cultural resource conservation projects on Department of the Interior lands. The award supports ACE in designing and implementing hands-on conservation, restoration, maintenance, and educational...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243), supports American Conservation Experience (ACE) in recruiting, coordinating, and training conservation volunteers to undertake practical environmental projects on U.S. public lands. Over the 5-year period from 2025 to 2030, ACE will field 271 Direct Hire Authority Resource Assistant interns for 11-week summer terms to assist...