Formula Grant 0901LACJA1

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $7,500,000 and provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (CFDA 16.827) program, supports the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center in facilitating the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) process. Through this award, CSG will: 1) educate policymakers and build interest in JRI among states; 2) assist states in addressing their most pressing criminal...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $7,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (CFDA 16.827) to the Community Resources For Justice, Inc. (CRJ), a non-profit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. The funding will support CRJ in providing technical assistance to two states over a 4-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028. The goal is to help states improve their criminal justice systems through...

The Community Resources for Justice, Inc. (CRJ) was awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative program (CFDA 16.812). The award will support CRJ's implementation of evidence-based and innovative community supervision policies, practices, and programs in selected jurisdictions through September 2025. CRJ will provide targeted, customized...

The Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators Inc. (CJJA) was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Facilities program (CFDA 16.823). The funding will support two key objectives: 1) Providing training and technical assistance to familiarize juvenile justice jurisdictions with OJJDP's Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities guidance,...

The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) was awarded a $662,769 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Justice Reinvestment Initiative program (CFDA 16.827). The funding will support CJC's development of a statewide data collection, organization, and sharing implementation plan in collaboration with state and local government agencies and community partners. The plan aims to establish consistent justice system metrics...

This $906,609 Cooperative Agreement award to the National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA) is funded under the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Grants, Training and Technical Assistance (CFDA 16.815) program. The award will support NAICJA in providing comprehensive training and technical assistance to tribal justice systems, providers, and stakeholders. The goal is to improve the capacity of tribal justice systems to address civil and...

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) was awarded a $140,480 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (CFDA 16.550 - State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers) to implement two projects: A core-capacity building project to develop an automated data request, submission, and validation system for collecting criminal justice data in Illinois. This will streamline data management processes and enhance the...

The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) was awarded a $1,445,565 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention program (CFDA #16.540). The grant funds will support Georgia's efforts to comply with the core protections of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) through planning and administration, the State Advisory Group, and...

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), in partnership with the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), Disability Belongs, and Ideas42, received a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738). The goal of this 3-year project is to enhance the diversity of jury pools by increasing participation from marginalized and...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $598,409 Project Grant under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CFDA 16.746) to Life After Justice (LAJ), a minority-owned non-profit organization. The purpose of this 3-year grant, awarded effective October 1, 2024, is to enhance LAJ's capacity to identify, investigate, and litigate non-DNA wrongful conviction cases involving the use of incentivized informants. Key activities include specialized case intake, thorough investigation, expert...