Formula Grant EMW2023SS00007

Award Date 9/11/23
Completion Date Not listed
Dollars Obligated $4.8M
Federal Grant Program
97.067
Assistance Type
Formula Grant
Place of Performance
Jackson, MS 39205, USA
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The Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA #97.067) awarded $4,847,500 to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety on September 11, 2023 to support a wide range of public safety and law enforcement services across Mississippi. Key initiatives funded through this formula grant include:

Cybersecurity enhancements and countering cyber risks; improving criminal history record completeness, sharing, and analysis; DNA analysis and backlog reduction for the state crime lab; enforcing commercial vehicle regulations; enhancing emergency response capabilities; training for missing person cases involving dementia; upgrading security at nonprofits at risk of extremist attacks; sex offender registration and compliance efforts; and maintaining the state's criminal justice databases. The MS Department of Public Safety works with partners like the MS Criminal History System, State Forensics Lab, Office of Homeland Security, and local law enforcement to deliver these services.

The MS Department of Public Safety also provided numerous sub-awards to local government entities in Mississippi to support public safety projects such as search and rescue equipment, license plate reader systems, bomb squad operations, training programs, and regional fusion center initiatives.

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