Project Grant 15PBJA21RR04774SCAA

This Project Grant award of $2,200,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (under CFDA Program 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will assist the County of Cochise, Arizona in constructing a new detention facility. The existing 40-year-old Cochise County Detention Facility has deteriorated and requires major repairs to maintain safe operations for staff and inmates. The facility has exceeded its maximum capacity due to an influx of illegal migrants entering...

This $174,318 federal Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) was provided to Schenectady Community Action Program, Inc. (Scap) to support housing and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Schenectady, NY. The CoC Program aims to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families, minimize the trauma of homelessness, promote access to mainstream resources, and...

This $476,770 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) is designed to provide funding for efforts by Schenectady Community Action Program, Inc. (Scap) to quickly house homeless individuals and families in Schenectady, NY while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness. The grant supports a range of eligible activities, including permanent housing, transitional housing,...

This $750,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) will fund the Community Awareness Resource Entity of Arizona (CAREaz) to facilitate the successful reintegration of justice-involved individuals returning to southern Apache County, Arizona. Key activities include in-reach services, service coordination, peer support, case management, temporary housing assistance, and civil legal aid. The project aims to...

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) received a $425,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the federal Combatting Contraband Cell Phone Use in Prisons program (CFDA 16.844). The two-year award, issued October 1, 2021 with a completion date of September 30, 2023, will support SCDC's efforts to develop a tactical approach for combating contraband cellphone use in South Carolina prisons. Specifically,...

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The funding will support the planning and implementation of a pre-arraignment diversion program to prevent and address crises for individuals in need of mental health (MH) and/or substance use disorder (SUD) services. The program will staff...

The Dekalb County Department of Finance received a $231,436 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance on October 1, 2022 to implement the DKSO PREA Safety: Knowledge for All Program through September 30, 2024. The program will provide PREA educational content and reporting tools to incarcerated individuals in Dekalb County via secure tablets. Programmed PREA content will educate inmates on PREA standards and the importance of...

The Vera Institute of Justice, Inc., a non-profit organization, was awarded a $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (CFDA 16.606) effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026. The purpose of the project, titled "Designed for Dignity," is to assist eight diverse corrections agencies in transforming their prison cultures, climates, and spaces to enhance safety,...

The Eastern Suffolk BOCES was awarded a $899,997 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to improve educational, vocational, and transitional programs for inmates in the Suffolk County Correctional Facilities and upon their return to the community. The BOCES, serving as the awardee, will work with inmates sentenced to county time to expand current jail-based educational and...

This $747,553 Project Grant award is provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267). The grant will fund Schenectady Community Action Program, Inc. (Scap) to implement a range of activities to address homelessness in the Schenectady, NY area. Eligible activities include permanent housing, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, supportive services, homeless management information systems (HMIS), and homelessness...