The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) was awarded a $246,577 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) program. The grant will fund the development of an interactive online training for Sexual Abuse Response Teams (SARTs) and PREA Compliance Managers (PCMs) across ODOC's 12 correctional facilities. The training will cover critical details for properly...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $249,997 to the Corrections Kentucky Department under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA #16.735) Formula Grant. The goal of this program is to support efforts in confinement facilities covered by the Prison Rape Elimination Act Standards to achieve compliance. Funding will support the Corrections Kentucky Department's work from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024 to reduce...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance through the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735), supports the Massachusetts Department of Correction's (MADOC) efforts to maintain compliance with the Department of Justice's National PREA Standards. The $147,287 award enables MADOC to continue its successful auditing program, ensuring at least one-third of each facility type is audited annually with...
The Puerto Rico Department of Justice received a $127,758 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards. The award is part of the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation federal grant program (CFDA #16.735). Funds will be used to continue efforts to achieve full compliance with PREA standards aimed at preventing, detecting, and responding to...
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Commonwealth of Massachusetts $133,231 under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) federal Block Grant for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. Through this funding, the Massachusetts Department of Correction will provide various services to achieve compliance with the National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape (PREA...
The Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office received a $380,590 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program (CFDA 16.040). The funding supports the office's efforts to combat hate crimes in New Orleans communities by building trust between law enforcement and communities, ensuring culturally competent victim services, and prosecuting hate crime...
The Orleans Parish Drug Court Enhancement project received a $550,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding supports the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA #16.585), which provides resources to plan, implement, enhance, and sustain evidence-based treatment court programs for individuals with substance use disorders involved in the criminal justice system. The Judiciary Courts of the State of...
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) received a $165,371 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735). The grant supports NCDPS's efforts to achieve compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards and reduce sexual abuse in confinement facilities across the state. Key activities include staff training, inmate education, policy development,...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $319,830 Formula Grant to the Governor, Texas Office Of The Office Of The Governor State Of Texas Division under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) to support efforts to achieve compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards in Texas juvenile facilities. The funding will be used to strengthen PREA standards related to investigations, staff training, and incident reviews, as the state works to...
The Washington State Department of Corrections received a $250,000 formula grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA #16.735) program. The goal of the program is to support efforts in confinement facilities to achieve compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards. Under the award, the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico will deliver in-person...