Project Grant 15PBJA21GG04596COAP

The Marion County Sheriff Department received a $174,279 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The purpose of the award is to advance community policing through the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers. Specifically, funding will be used to hire and rehire law enforcement staff necessary to increase the...

The Marion County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) was awarded a $545,431 Project Grant 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). The grant funds will allow MCSO to continue and enhance its internal re-entry capabilities to better prepare participants with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders for community re-entry and reduce recidivism. The...

The Marion County Sheriff Department was awarded a $489,109 Project Grant by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002). The grant funding will support workforce training initiatives to enhance the department's law enforcement capabilities and community safety services within Marion County, West Virginia. This ARC grant represents one of several federal awards the department has secured in recent years to modernize its policing...

The Marion Independent School District was awarded a $330,958 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will be used to implement evidence-based programs to improve school security and promote a positive learning environment at Marion schools through October 2025. Specifically, the district will use the funding for school safety programs and...

The Marion County Sheriff's Office in Indianapolis, Indiana was awarded a $1,524,313 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). This 3-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the sheriff's office's "Continuing MAT" program, which provides comprehensive medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services for individuals with...

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) was awarded a $1,599,984 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) to expand and enhance supported recovery services for individuals with substance use disorders in the Multnomah County (Oregon) jail system. The project aims to improve access and transition of care for marginalized populations by designing and...

The Osceola County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) received a $129,146 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to support the development and delivery of training and resources focused on mental health awareness, intervention, peer support, and law enforcement competency for community clinicians. The award period is from...

The Flagler County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) received a $1.3 million project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) to implement the Flagler County COSSAP Initiative from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The Initiative will deliver evidence-based substance use disorder treatment including cognitive behavioral therapy and medication-assisted...

The City of Marion, Arkansas was awarded a $223,869 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will fund the Marion Police Department's efforts to increase community policing capacity and crime prevention through a range of initiatives. These include engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $550,000 Project Grant under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) to the Marion County Health & Human Services Department and the Marion County Sheriff's Office in Salem, Oregon. The funding will be used to re-establish a Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) that co-locates a law enforcement officer and a mental health professional in a vehicle to respond to and follow up on behavioral health...