Formula Grant 2020VDBX1518

The County of Hanover Sheriff's Office received a $0.00 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance on January 20, 2020. The grant period runs through January 31, 2022 and supports the acquisition of critical personal protective equipment. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program, identified by CFDA #16.034, aims to help eligible state and local governments and tribes...

The Greenville County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) was awarded a $101,391 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). This grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will be used to support two initiatives over the award period ending September 30, 2026: 1) the development of a wellness mobile application, and 2) a mobile app-based online peer support training and certification program for GCSO officers. These initiatives...

The Richland County Sheriff's Department was awarded a $242,921 federal Formula Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036) to enhance its capacity for DNA analysis and reduce the DNA case backlog. The funding will support the re-employment of a full-time DNA analyst and full-time DNA technician, who will work alongside two existing county-funded DNA analysts and existing laboratory infrastructure to increase overall...

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) was awarded a $349,108 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will fund the implementation of Motivational Interviewing (MI) training and Tactical Social Interactions (TSI) training for 24 SCSO field training officers and 18 first-line supervisors over a two-year period from October 2024 to...

The Charleston County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) was awarded a $496,634 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738). The grant will support the implementation of a site-based de-escalation training curriculum using virtual reality tools. The goal is to improve CCSO officers' understanding of individuals experiencing crises, provide scenario-based de-escalation training through...

The Sumter County Sheriff's Office has been awarded a $146,880 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). This grant will fund initiatives to expand mental health and wellness services for both sworn and civilian employees of the Sheriff's Office. The grant will provide speaking events with a renowned expert in officer mental health and...

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office received a $221,299.25 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program to support community policing efforts from November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2020. Through this Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants award, the Sheriff's Office implemented collaborative community policing strategies and partnerships with local organizations, agencies, and residents to address public safety issues....

The Leon County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) was awarded a $349,635 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will fund the development and delivery of an advanced de-escalation training curriculum for LCSO deputies. The training will incorporate data-driven insights from the agency's incident reporting systems, employee databases,...

The Richland County Sheriff's Department in Columbia, South Carolina was awarded a $250,000 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The grant will fund increased DNA analysis capacity and reduce the backlog of DNA casework and database samples awaiting analysis through September 2024. Specifically, the funding will support one full-time DNA analyst and one full-time technician...

This $548,341 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) will enable the Washington County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) and Washington County Health & Human Services Department to establish a new co-responder team. The team, comprising a sheriff's deputy and a mental health clinician, will respond to mental health crisis calls in the community, providing...