Project Grant 15PBJA20RR00093SCAA

The Nassau County District Attorney's Office was awarded a $400,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program (CFDA 16.040) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Under this award, the DA's Office will enhance its Hate Crimes Unit by allocating funding to salaries for a Unit Chief, ADA, and additional...

The Nassau County Family Treatment Court (NFTC) received a $719,572 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028, aims to enhance specialized services for Spanish-speaking families affected by substance use disorders who are involved in the child welfare system due...

The County of Nassau received a $65.6 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to maintain service levels of the Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) bus system through June 2027 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the designated recipient, Nassau County will oversee operations and maintenance of the NICE transit system, which provides transportation services primarily within...

The County of Nassau, through its Medical Examiner's Office, received a $438,364 Formula Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The funding will be used to maintain the laboratory's forensic DNA analysis capacity and reduce turnaround times and backlogs for processing DNA evidence related to both property crimes and violent crimes, including sexual assaults. Key activities supported by the grant include hiring personnel, purchasing supplies and...

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) was awarded a $2,992,748 Cooperative Agreement under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) to enhance the state's criminal justice data systems and improve the completeness, automation, and transmittal of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Under this award, DCJS will collaborate with the New York State Police/Information Technology Services (NYSP-ITS) to modify the primary order of...

The Nassau County Medical Examiner's Office Division of Forensic Services Biology Section was awarded a $599,122 Formula Grant under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). The grant funding will be used to maintain the laboratory's increased DNA processing capacity and reduce current turnaround time and backlog levels. Key project activities include supplementing personnel and fringe benefits,...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $1,999,073 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grant (CFDA 20.237) to the Nassau County Police Department's Motor Carrier Safety Unit. The grant funds will be used to reduce the average number of large truck and bus accidents by at least 10% annually over the 2-year grant performance period. Key activities include enhanced enforcement to improve commercial motor vehicle...

The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) awarded a $846,632 Cooperative Agreement to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), CFDA 16.554. This funding will enable DCJS to secure mobile LiveScan tablets that can be deployed to local law enforcement agencies across New York during unexpected events that disrupt fingerprint transmission to state and federal repositories. Additionally, the award will...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (CFDA 16.813 - NICS Act Record Improvement Program) provides $3,664,255.00 to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to develop a secure data quality management portal. The portal will be used to: 1) monitor data quality and resolve issues for data reported to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS); 2) enhance the NICS reporting platform to collect,...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $1,787,451 Project Grant to the County of Suffolk through the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 20.237) program. The grant will support the Suffolk County Police Department's efforts to 1) reduce the total number of crashes involving commercial motor vehicles and non-commercial vehicles along high-crash corridors by 190, and...