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The Montana Board of Crime Control received a $32,160 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance on October 1, 2019 to support activities under the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act program through September 30, 2021. The John R. Justice program aims to help states recruit and retain prosecutors and public defenders through student loan repayment assistance. The Montana Board of Crime Control will utilize the...

The New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) was awarded a $147,614 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act (CFDA 16.816) program. The grant will enable HESAA to establish and administer a statewide student loan repayment assistance program for qualified local, state, and federal public defenders as well as local and state prosecutors in New Jersey. The goal is to improve the recruitment and retention of...

The Maryland Office of the Public Defender will receive $749,362 through September 2025 under a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding supports the Community Engagement Reentry Project, which will develop and implement release plans for incarcerated individuals in Maryland with mental health and/or substance abuse issues. Services include identifying client needs, release advocacy and planning, referrals and...

This Block Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance provided $3,370,550.51 to support public safety initiatives in the state of Maryland from October 1, 2015 to June 30, 2021 under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738). The funding supported twenty sub-awards to state and local agencies/organizations across Maryland for services such as employment assistance for formerly incarcerated individuals,...

The Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded the State of Maryland a $850,977 Formula Grant under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention program (CFDA 16.540) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. The grant funds five sub-awards that support juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs across Maryland. The Anne Arundel Conflict Resolution Center will receive funding to operate its Healthy Family and...

This $108,001 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) supports the Alabama John R. Justice Program. The program aims to encourage qualified individuals to enter and continue employment as prosecutors and public defenders in Alabama. Specifically, the grant funding establishes and maintains a statewide student loan repayment assistance program for local, state, and federal public defenders as well as local and state prosecutors in...

The Executive Office of the State of Maryland will receive $465,734 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding supports the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners program (CFDA 16.593) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The goal of the RSAT for State Prisoners program is to increase access to evidence-based substance use disorder treatment and reduce overdose deaths. With this...

The Executive Office of the State of Maryland, acting through the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services, received a $877,171 Formula Grant award on October 1, 2023 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. This funding supports the implementation of Maryland's three-year juvenile justice reform plan, which focuses on developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed approaches to address racial and ethnic disparities....

This Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will fund $842,057 to the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services in Maryland from October 2021 through September 2025. The funding supports implementation of Maryland's three-year plan to reform its juvenile justice system through a developmental approach. Key initiatives include programs tailored to youths' developmental needs, enhanced...

The State of Maryland Department of Education received a $566,572 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Randolph-Sheppard – Financial Relief and Restoration Payments federal grant program (CFDA 84.426). The award period is from May 20, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The grant funding will provide financial relief and restoration payments to offset losses incurred by blind vendors participating in Maryland's...