Project Grant 15PBJA21RR05083SCAA

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,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (CFDA 16.550 - State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers) provides $225,000 in funding to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to support two projects over 24 months: A 12-month core capacity building project to increase access to statistical data through GIS mapping, dashboards, and data analytics. This project continues to fund a GIS/data consultant...

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...

This $996,830 Formula Grant award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the State Court Improvement Program (CFDA 93.586). The funding supports the Judiciary Courts of the State of South Carolina in enhancing the quality of court processes and legal representation in child welfare cases across the state's judicial system. Key focus areas include conducting system...

The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) was awarded a $1,628,718 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families' State Court Improvement Program (CFDA 93.586). This two-year federal grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports AOPC's efforts to enhance the quality of court processes and legal representation in child welfare cases across Pennsylvania's state court system. Key objectives of the...

This $2,227,700 block grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566) will provide cash and medical assistance, employment training, temporary housing, language instruction, legal services, and other essential integration programs to support refugee populations in South Carolina over the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30,...

This $23.5 million formula grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families funds the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments Program (CFDA 93.603) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The program provides incentives to California and eligible tribes to increase annually the number of children in foster care who are adopted or placed in legal guardianship. The Department of Social Services of California receives the award and...

This $2,259,265 federal Formula Grant award under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) supports the delivery of critical refugee resettlement and integration services by the Social Services South Carolina Department. The award provides funding for a range of essential services over the period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, including cash and medical assistance,...

This $245,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) will support the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) in enhancing the state's sex offender registration and notification system under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Specifically, the funding will be used to: 1) Continue recommended improvements to Pennsylvania's SORNA compliance...

This $35,284,600.00 formula grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (CFDA 10.561 - State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) provides financial assistance to the South Carolina Department of Social Services to cover administrative costs associated with operating the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the state. Key activities funded include eligibility determination, benefit issuance,...