The Vera Institute of Justice, Inc., a non-profit organization, was awarded a $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (CFDA 16.606) effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026. The purpose of the project, titled "Designed for Dignity," is to assist eight diverse corrections agencies in transforming their prison cultures, climates, and spaces to enhance safety,...
Access California Services was awarded a $550,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Services under the Citizenship Education and Training federal grant program (CFDA 97.010). The two-year grant will fund Access California Services' ACCESSCAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION INNOVATION PROJECT to provide citizenship instruction and training in California from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. This grant aligns with the Office of...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (CFDA 19.522 - Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Strategic Global Priorities) provides $400,000.00 to empower stateless persons and those at risk of statelessness in the Dominican Republic. The program aims to achieve this through community-based capacity building, rights awareness, direct legal assistance, and legal accompaniment. A sub-award of this grant was made to...
The Access California Services organization was awarded a $250,000 block grant from the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the Citizenship Education and Training federal grant program (CFDA 97.010). The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Under this award, Access California Services will provide citizenship training and naturalization application assistance services to California residents. The Citizenship Education...
The State Court Improvement Program (CFDA 93.586) is a federal Formula Grant program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. The State of Arkansas Judiciary Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) received a $810,256 award under this program, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The grant funding will be used by the AOC to enhance court processes and improve legal representation in child welfare cases, with a focus...
The Judiciary Courts of the State of North Carolina, through its North Carolina Administrative Office of Court Systems (NCAOC), has been awarded a $1,504,284 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families' State Court Improvement Program (CFDA 93.586). The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will enable the NCAOC to enhance the quality of court processes and legal representation in child welfare cases across...
Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona will receive $366,358.88 through a two-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Services under the Citizenship Education and Training federal grant program (CFDA 97.010). The grant will support citizenship education and training services for immigrants. Specifically, the funding will promote instruction and training on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship to help lawful permanent and...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Services awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Citizenship Education and Training program (CFDA 97.010) to Access California Services (AccessCal), a minority-owned, woman-owned, non-profit community development organization. The grant supports AccessCal's delivery of citizenship instruction, naturalization application assistance, and other integration services for lawful permanent residents in California. Over the past...
The federal Formula Grant award, with ID 2501CASCIP, was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the State Court Improvement Program (CFDA 93.586). The $4,103,824 grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, was awarded to the Judicial Council of California (JCC) to enhance the quality of court processes and legal representation in child welfare cases. The JCC, the central administrative agency for California's...
This $991,198 Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.586 - State Court Improvement Program) supports the Administrative Office of Courts (AOC) in Alabama to enhance the quality of court processes and legal representation in child welfare cases. The AOC will use the funding to conduct system assessments, improve decision-making procedures, expand treatment courts, integrate data systems, and increase legal services...