Cooperative Agreement SINLEC22CA0045

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to the Institute for Intergovernmental Research, Inc. (IIR) for a 24-month period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. This award provides training and technical assistance (TTA) to support OVW's Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response (ICJR) Program. IIR coordinates administrative functions, in-person/virtual conferences, new grantee...

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) received a $889,915 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to deliver a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology degree program to incarcerated students at Big Muddy River Correctional Facility in Ina, Illinois. ICJIA will manage the program delivered by Adler University, which will provide 60 online credits and...

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has awarded a $700,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to the Southwest Center for Law & Policy (SWCLAP) to continue its National Tribal Trial College Certificate in Tribal Court Legal Advocacy Program. Through this 36-month project, SWCLAP will provide training and technical assistance to increase the quality, quantity, and competency of court personnel, advocates, prosecutors, and law enforcement...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (INL) under the Criminal Justice Systems program (CFDA 19.703), will support the Mexican state prison systems in offering technical training, formal education, and job placement services to incarcerated individuals. The $475,330.41 award, effective from November 2024 to October 2026, will be implemented by the Mexican non-profit organization Fortis Consultoría SC....

The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) Correctional Industries Division was awarded a $249,993 Project Grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). The grant funding will allow CDOC to develop and implement a comprehensive crisis intervention training program for its correctional and parole officers. This will include developing and delivering evidence-based crisis intervention curriculum, providing...

This Cooperative Agreement award 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) will provide $800,000 to establish the Mid-Atlantic Regional De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training Center (MARC) and deliver a comprehensive regional training initiative. The National Center for Policing Innovation (NCPI), in partnership with CIT International, Inc., will...

The New York City Department of Correction (NYC DOC) received a $249,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738). The grant will be used to enhance the department's Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) capabilities over a 3-year period from October 2023 to September 2026. Key activities include hiring two instructors to provide simulation-based de-escalation training to...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $794,772 Cooperative Agreement to the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will enable PERF to host Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics (ICAT) de-escalation training sessions at their ICAT facility in Decatur, IL. Since 2017, PERF has provided ICAT training to over 1,400 law...

The New York City Department of Correction (NYC DOC) received a $498,500 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to enhance reentry services for high-risk individuals in DOC custody. Key activities include: Identifying incarcerated individuals at high risk of recidivism and providing them with intensive, individualized services. This includes using motivational interviewing to address criminogenic needs,...

This $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) is designed to expand Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for corrections staff in Prince George's County, Maryland. The funding will be used to adapt the existing CIT curriculum to address the specific needs and challenges of the corrections environment, and to provide the training to all staff who have direct...