The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $112,328 Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) Formula Grant to the County of Winnebago, Illinois to support enforcement and evaluation initiatives targeting violent crime and gang violence in four high-crime jurisdictions within the Central District of Illinois (CDIL). The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable the Illinois State Police to continue Project Safe Neighborhoods...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $183,935 Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) Formula Grant to the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) to support the Eastern District of Wisconsin's efforts to reduce violent crime, particularly gun and gang-related violence, in Milwaukee. The grant will enable a collaborative task force, including the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office, Milwaukee Police Department, and several federal agencies, to...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $116,162 Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) Formula Grant to the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) to build on existing efforts addressing violent crime in the Western District of Wisconsin. The grant funding will enable the Wisconsin DOJ, serving as the fiscal agent for the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) in the Western District, to collaborate with local law enforcement agencies, state and federal partners, and...
The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.609 - Project Safe Neighborhoods) awarded a $123,991 Formula Grant to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, a division of the State of Indiana, to enhance local law enforcement's ability to address violent crime, gun violence, and gang activity in the Northern District of Indiana. The grant funds will support increased personnel and equipment, specialized training in interdiction and combating violent crime, and community...
The Wisconsin Department of Justice was awarded $189,629 under the Project Safe Neighborhoods Formula Grant program by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The 36-month project will support efforts to address violent firearm crime in Milwaukee neighborhoods through enhanced community engagement, focused prosecution of high-risk firearm offenders and groups, and firearm violence deterrence programs. As the fiscal agent and administering state...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $242,820 Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) Formula Grant to the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services. This 36-month grant will fund a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to reducing violent crime, particularly gun and gang-related violence, in the Southern District of Ohio. Key partners include federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and community-based organizations working...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $161,096 Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) Formula Grant to the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration's Office of Business and Finance. The grant supports a comprehensive, data-driven approach to reducing violent crime, particularly gun and gang-related violence, in the Eastern District of Tennessee. Key activities include identifying and prosecuting the most significant violent offenders, utilizing...
The City of Chicago will receive $699,831 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement the Chicago Gun Investigations Collaboration (CGIC) business practice in seven Project Safe Neighborhood districts. Funds will be used to hire an operations analyst dedicated to assisting with prosecution of qualifying CGIC cases, purchase a comparison microscope for the police ballistics lab to prioritize gun cases from...
This $180,800 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.609 - Project Safe Neighborhoods) supports a comprehensive strategy to reduce gun and violent crime in the Western District of North Carolina (WDNC). The grant funds enforcement operations, community engagement programs, and analytical efforts led by the U.S. Attorney's Office in collaboration with federal, state, and local law enforcement, prosecutors, and community partners. Key...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $136,830 Formula Grant under the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) program (CFDA 16.609) to the Judiciary Courts of the State of Indiana Policy and Administration Division (doing business as the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute) to address violent crime in the Northern District of Indiana. The grant funds will be used to support collaborative efforts involving federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies,...