Project Grant 15PBJA23GG04173ADVA
- The Nassau County District Attorney's Office was awarded a $400,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program (CFDA 16.040) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Under this award, the DA's Office will enhance its Hate Crimes Unit by allocating funding to salaries for a Unit Chief, ADA, and additional...
- The Orange County Human Relations Council (OCHR), doing business as OC Human Relations, has been awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice program (CFDA 16.047). The grant will fund OCHR's Anti-Hate Prevention and Response Program from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The program aims to prevent the increasing trend of hate incidents through education, community dialogues,...
- The Miami-Dade County Police Department (MDPD) received a $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance's Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program (CFDA 16.040) to establish the MDPD Hate Crimes Prevention and Investigation Program. The funding will support a comprehensive action plan to launch a public outreach and education campaign, provide hate crimes training for police officers, and...
- The City of Chicago received a $399,976 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program (CFDA 16.040) to implement a Hate Crime Reporting Community Pilot Program. The program aims to encourage reporting of hate crimes, hate incidents, and community tensions in Chicago communities with higher levels of hate crimes. Key activities include collaborating with...
- The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $400,000 Project Grant over 36 months to St. John's Community Health, a non-profit healthcare organization, to implement a community-based Stop the Hate Immigrant and Transgender Restorative Justice Program. The program aims to enhance reporting and data collection on hate crimes and incidents targeting immigrant and transgender communities, establish an effective task force to develop community-based solutions, expand public...
- The Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice program (CFDA 16.047), awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to Movementforward Inc., a modern, inclusive social change and non-profit organization. The funding will support the Preventing and Addressing Rural Hate Crime (PARHC) project, which aims to develop and disseminate materials, tools, and strategies for building capacity in local organizations and law enforcement to prevent hate crimes against new...
- This $1,600,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program (CFDA 16.040) will support the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) Hate Crime Task Force in expanding community outreach, training, and hate crime reporting initiatives from October 2023 through September 2027. The funding will enable the LASD Hate Crime Task Force to partner with...
- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $387,617 Project Grant under the Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice program (CFDA 16.047) to the Teen And Police Service Academy (TAPS Academy), a minority-owned, veteran-owned, and non-profit organization. The funding will enable TAPS Academy to develop an evidence-based curriculum module on reducing hate crimes and provide direct educational and mentoring services to 20,000 at-risk youth, parents, school...
- Voces Unidas For Justice received a three-year, $400,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice program (CFDA 16.047). The organization will leverage its expertise and community partnerships to address underreporting of hate crimes against underserved groups in Colorado Springs, Colorado through September 2025. Key deliverables include expanding an existing social media...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program (CFDA 16.040) aims to study how community-based organizations (CBOs) and their coordination with government can innovatively and proactively reduce hate crime perpetration. The $665,999 grant, awarded on January 1, 2024, will fund a 2.5-year project led by the Research Foundation of the...
The Urban League of Broward County (ULBC) was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice program (CFDA 16.047). The 3-year grant, running from October 2024 to September 2026, will support the development of the Broward County Youth Hate Crime Education and Prevention Program. Key activities include: A) Creating youth-focused educational materials on the impact of hate crimes, reporting mechanisms, and victim resources
B) Delivering presentations on hate crimes to students, parents, and community groups throughout Broward County
C) Hosting an annual Youth Hate Crimes Justice Day event to build trust between law enforcement and the community and increase reporting of hate-related incidents. The program aims to address the underreporting of hate crimes by youth and reduce the overall prevalence of hate-related crimes in Broward County. ULBC, a non-profit community development corporation, has experience providing services related to victim assistance, housing counseling, and education initiatives through prior federal grant awards.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $400.0k | 9/27/23 |