Project Grant 15PBJA21GG04587COAP

This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance through the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735), supports the Massachusetts Department of Correction's (MADOC) efforts to maintain compliance with the Department of Justice's National PREA Standards. The $147,287 award enables MADOC to continue its successful auditing program, ensuring at least one-third of each facility type is audited annually with...

The Louisville Metro Department of Corrections (LMDC) was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will be used to plan, develop, and implement a comprehensive jail-based crisis response and intervention training program for LMDC staff. This evidence-based program will focus on improving disability awareness, trauma-informed practices, and...

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) was awarded a $646,754 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to ensure compliance with the core requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and address priorities through October 2026. Funds support compliance monitoring, the State Advisory Group, and subawards. Key activities include regaining compliance with the...

This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) will enable Page County, Virginia to enhance and expand the treatment and supervision services provided by the Page County Adult Drug Treatment Court. The funding will be used to: enroll 80 high-risk/high-need offenders over 4 years; expand program enrollment opportunities by reducing barriers to entry; enhance...

The Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) has been awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738). The 3-year project, titled "Willful Flight: Shifting Policy and Culture", aims to assess the impact of a "willful flight" standard for bail decision-making as an alternative to the broader "failure to...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $4,316,000 Project Grant to Randolph County, Illinois to fund jail renovations. The award, made on August 1, 2024, is part of the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), which supports projects to improve criminal justice system functioning, prevent juvenile delinquency, and assist crime victims. The grant funding will allow Randolph County to expand its jail capacity, improve facilities for female inmates,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) provides $900,000 to establish the OUTMATE Program. The program will create an intermediate sanction alternative that advances the use of evidence-based practices to address the needs of technical violators who have struggled to comply with supervision conditions or displayed non-violent behavioral issues. The program aims to offer...

The County of Fairfax, Virginia received a $123,100 Block Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG Program, CFDA 16.738). The award will fund the purchase of white phosphorous night vision goggle systems for the county's canine unit from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2022. The JAG Program aims to provide state and local criminal justice agencies additional...

This Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) will provide $600,000 over three years to Strength In Peers Inc., a non-profit organization in New Market, Virginia, to implement the Page County Jail Reentry Project. The project aims to reduce recidivism and improve behavioral health and reentry outcomes for up to 90 adults incarcerated in Page County Jail who have moderate or high criminogenic risk and substance...

The Menifee County Fiscal Court was awarded a $529,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to install security cameras and card access systems in all buildings of the Menifee County School District. Funding will support the placement of high definition interior and exterior cameras on all district buildings, as well as card access systems on all external doors....