Project Grant 15PBJA21RR04844SCAA

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 Access California Services organization was awarded a $250,000 block grant from the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the Citizenship Education and Training federal grant program (CFDA 97.010). The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Under this award, Access California Services will provide citizenship training and naturalization application assistance services to California residents. The Citizenship Education...

Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona will receive $366,358.88 through a two-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Services under the Citizenship Education and Training federal grant program (CFDA 97.010). The grant will support citizenship education and training services for immigrants. Specifically, the funding will promote instruction and training on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship to help lawful permanent and...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Services awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Citizenship Education and Training program (CFDA 97.010) to Access California Services (AccessCal), a minority-owned, woman-owned, non-profit community development organization. The grant supports AccessCal's delivery of citizenship instruction, naturalization application assistance, and other integration services for lawful permanent residents in California. Over the past...

Through a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) under the Citizenship Education and Training program (CFDA 97.010), the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. (CAB) collaborates with Watsonville Aptos Santa Cruz Adult to deliver citizenship preparation classes, legal permanent residency application assistance, and naturalization exam preparation services to immigrants in California. The project aims...

This federal Block Grant award of $691,793.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566), provides funding to Catholic Social Services Inc., a non-profit organization in Anchorage, Alaska, to deliver Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance (CMA) services. The primary objectives of this grant are to facilitate the integration of vulnerable...

The Civil Society Anti-Impunity Initiative in El Salvador, funded through a $2 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Criminal Justice Systems federal grant program (CFDA 19.703), intends to build accountability in El Salvador through civil society legal action, civic education, and strategic communications from September 9, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Cristosal, Inc. will deliver products and services...

The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) was awarded a $1,555,730 Cooperative Agreement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics. The award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, will be used by ALEA for three key tasks: 1) Implementing a statewide CJIS learning management system to improve training and management of CJIS certifications, 2) Replacing aging and insecure...

Under this $225,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics' State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers (CFDA 16.550), the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety's Office of the Attorney General will expand the state's criminal justice data collection and processing infrastructure. The award will enable the New Jersey Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) to add information on plea negotiations and case outcomes to its...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) awarded a $780,000 Project Grant under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 93.576) to Alliance For African Assistance, a nonprofit organization in San Diego, California. The grant, with a performance period from Sep 30, 2023 to Sep 29, 2026, will support the organization's efforts to provide a range of services and programs assisting refugees, immigrants, and...