The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $249,997 to the Corrections Kentucky Department under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA #16.735) Formula Grant. The goal of this program is to support efforts in confinement facilities covered by the Prison Rape Elimination Act Standards to achieve compliance. Funding will support the Corrections Kentucky Department's work from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024 to reduce...
The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) federal grant program. The grant will support DOCCS' efforts to achieve compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards through initiatives that reduce sexual abuse in facilities, increase staff...
This $146,447 Formula Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) will enable the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) to issue subrecipient agreements with the Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice. These funds will support activities to help the state's confinement facilities achieve compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards, such as...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance through the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735), supports the Massachusetts Department of Correction's (MADOC) efforts to maintain compliance with the Department of Justice's National PREA Standards. The $147,287 award enables MADOC to continue its successful auditing program, ensuring at least one-third of each facility type is audited annually with...
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Commonwealth of Massachusetts $133,231 under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) federal Block Grant for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. Through this funding, the Massachusetts Department of Correction will provide various services to achieve compliance with the National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape (PREA...
The DeKalb County Government in Illinois was awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance's Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program (CFDA 16.828). The funding will enable DeKalb County Court Services (DCCS) to continue its successful Swift, Certain, and Fair (SCF) Probation Program and expand services to address the specialized needs of emerging adults (ages 18-25) and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities....
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) received a $165,371 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735). The grant supports NCDPS's efforts to achieve compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards and reduce sexual abuse in confinement facilities across the state. Key activities include staff training, inmate education, policy development,...
The California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) received a $424,806 Formula Grant under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. This funding will enable the BSCC to activate and implement a Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) enhancement to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Strategic Offender Management System (SOMS) database. The PREA enhancement will...
This federal Project Grant award of $500,000 from the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.735 - PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation) supports the Nevada Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in addressing challenges with complying with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) staffing ratio requirement for juvenile facilities. The award will fund a comprehensive approach that looks at security staff hiring, placement,...
The New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety will receive $914,816 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The funding will support the New Jersey Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Committee's work in achieving the goals of the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation. Key activities to be undertaken with the funding include supporting state-level juvenile justice...