Project Grant 15PBJA21RR04850SCAA

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $4,500,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to Calhoun County, Michigan to implement the Calhoun County Corrections Security Technology and Equipment Project. The purpose is to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system within the Calhoun County correctional facility and justice complex by upgrading jail security and communications systems. Key project activities...

The County of Oakland, Michigan will receive $1,467,744 under a three-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program. The County will expand its existing law enforcement deflection and diversion program through additional Crisis Intervention Team officer training and creation of a countywide crisis response team. The crisis response team will respond to mental health...

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to expand the county's Crisis Response Unit (CRU) by adding a traveling co-responder mental health clinician, a dedicated non-patrol vehicle for the CRU team, and additional overtime for the CRU team. This will...

The Ingham County Health Department in Lansing, Michigan was awarded a $1,299,804 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838). This 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, will fund the creation of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary release coordination team within the Ingham County Jail. The team will provide comprehensive substance use disorder screenings, service...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan a $180,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to expand its co-response model for addressing mental health crises. $162,000 will be subawarded to Network180, the community mental health authority for Kent County, Michigan, to dedicate a two-person clinician team for responding primarily in Grand Rapids to crisis intervention...

This $768,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will support the Inmate Growth Naturally and Intentionally Through Education (IGNITE) program operated by the Genesee County Sheriff's Office in Flint, Michigan. IGNITE provides educational programming and wraparound services to incarcerated individuals at the Genesee County Jail from October 2022 through December 2023. Under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program, IGNITE...

The Kalamazoo Police Department will receive $750,000 through September 2027 from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). Funding will support the hire and rehire of additional career law enforcement officers to enhance the jurisdiction's community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence. As the COPS Office aims to assist law enforcement agencies in...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) received a $1,024,031 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention program (CFDA 16.540). The funding supports MDHHS's administration of Michigan's juvenile justice efforts through September 2025. Key initiatives include establishing a statewide juvenile justice data system, addressing...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $963,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to the Michigan State Police. The funding will support the Mid-Michigan Law Enforcement Modernization Plan, which aims to upgrade equipment, technology, patrol vehicles, and vessels for law enforcement agencies in the mid-Michigan region. The goal is to enhance public safety, officer safety, and transparency through technology...

The King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention (King County DAJD) received a $842,851 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to improve correctional education and employment outcomes. Through this award, King County DAJD will invest in technology platforms and services to increase the capacity for educational and vocational programming across its...