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The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) has awarded a $488,372 Formula Grant to the Human Services Vermont Agency Of. This funding will support the state of Vermont's efforts to address three overarching goals: 1) Eliminate ethnic and racial disparities within the juvenile justice system, 2) Ensure an appropriate and equitable response for youth within Vermont's justice system, and 3)...

This $483,139 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will support the Children and Family Council for Prevention Programs and the Vermont Department for Children and Families in addressing juvenile justice system disparities and reducing delinquency from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. Specifically, the State Advisory Group will implement strategies to eliminate ethnic and racial disparities...

The Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) was awarded a $975,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The purpose of this 3-year project is to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system in Vermont by enhancing community-based restorative justice alternatives and supporting justice reform initiatives. Key project activities include providing clinical legal services focused on...

The Vermont Judiciary received a $2,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The grant will fund the Vermont Treatment Court Quality Improvement Project, which aims to improve outcomes and accountability for participants in the state's adult treatment court programs. Key goals include implementing a statewide quality improvement plan, creating a certification...

The Vermont Department of Public Safety received a $520,036 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738). This funding supports a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on state and local needs and conditions in Waterbury, Vermont from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. Eligible uses of funds include initiatives, training,...

This $339,440 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.543 - Missing Children's Assistance) supports the Vermont Office of the Attorney General and the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. The funding will enable the Task Force to continue identifying, apprehending, and prosecuting individuals responsible for the victimization and exploitation of children through computers,...

The Federal Grant Award of $558,782.00 was provided by the Administration on Children Youth and Families, under the State Court Improvement Program (CFDA 93.586). This formula grant award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports the Judiciary Courts of State of Vermont in enhancing the quality of court processes and legal representation in child welfare cases. Key objectives include ensuring the safety, permanency, and well-being of children through continuous...

The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded a $195,657 cooperative agreement under the State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers (CFDA 16.550) to the Vermont Department of Public Safety. The grant supports three projects: A core capacity project to examine crime and incarceration rates in Vermont using NIBRS and law enforcement data, which will inform future criminal justice policy. A special emphasis project to develop and test survey tools to...

This $600,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021), will allow the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) to implement a comprehensive program focused on improving the civil and criminal justice system's response to families impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Vermont. The key activities supported by this 3-year...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) will support the Vermont Judiciary's Southeast Regional DUI Treatment Docket Expansion and Enhancement Project. The key products and services to be delivered through this 4-year award include: Expanding access to justice for criminal defendants with substance use disorders by developing a separate drug court track...