Project Grant 15PBJA20RR00097SCAA

This federal Project Grant award of $2,000,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The award was granted to the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), a state government entity, to support diverse workforce development and community enhancement initiatives across Arizona. The ACA will leverage this funding to deliver a range of employment-related projects...

The Arizona Department of Public Safety will utilize a $261,300 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) to enhance sex offender registration and compliance efforts from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Key deliverables include upgrading technology for sex offender registration and verification functions, developing law enforcement and victim service provider...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $536,634 Formula Grant to the Executive Office Of State Of Arizona under the Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (CFDA 16.017). The grant period runs from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2023. The funding supports intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, and related support services for victims of sexual assault in Arizona, including adults, youth, and children. It also funds assistance for family...

This $52,298,652 Block Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families is for the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566). The funding will support the Arizona Department of Economic Security (ADES) in providing critical cash and medical assistance, employment services, temporary housing, language instruction, legal services, and other integration programs for refugee...

The State of Arizona will use this $134,367 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to enhance programs implementing the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) portion of the Adam Walsh Act. Funds will support developing and strengthening sex offender registration and notification programs consistent with Title I of the Act, known as SORNA. The award was issued on August 1, 2021 under the Edward Byrne Memorial...

This $388,252 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CCLI) and Wrongful Conviction Review Program (CFDA 16.746), supports the Arizona Justice Project (AJP) in its efforts to exonerate the wrongfully convicted in Arizona. The funding will allow AJP to: (a) conduct outreach to the 22 Arizona tribal communities to raise awareness of its services, (b) review cases involving prosecutors who have been...

The Judiciary Courts of the State of Arizona received a $1,183,624 Formula Grant award under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' State Court Improvement Program (CFDA 93.586). The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, is intended to enhance the quality of court processes and legal representation in child welfare cases across the state. Key activities supported by the funding include conducting system assessments, improving decision-making procedures,...

This 2021 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women totals $3,256,474 to support the Violence Against Women Formula Grants (CFDA 16.588) program in Arizona. The funding will support development and implementation of effective law enforcement, prosecution, victim services and court strategies to combat violent crimes against women through June 2023. Key services delivered include victim advocacy, crisis intervention, legal...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the Arizona Office of Homeland Security a $28.4 million Formula Grant under the Homeland Security Grant Program for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The objective of the Homeland Security Grant Program is to fund state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts to prevent terrorism and prepare for threats and hazards that pose risk to national security. Through sub-awards totaling the $28.4 million, various state and local...

The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) was awarded a $1,844,414 Cooperative Agreement by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813) to support several criminal justice record improvement initiatives in Arizona. The key activities funded under this award include: Supporting a consultant and project manager for 24 months to oversee the progress of the Arizona NICS Task Force and the Arizona NICS Records Improvement...