The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015) to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) in Florida. The grant aims to increase Palm Beach County's capacity to reduce injury and death of missing individuals with dementia and developmental disabilities. Key products and services to be delivered include: Increasing public awareness of missing persons with...
The Baker County Sheriff's Office will receive $150,000 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. Through this Formula Grant award, the Sheriff's Office will implement the Bringing the Lost Home Project consisting of the Scent Evidence K-9 Bringing the Lost Home public awareness campaign, the Scent Evidence K-9 Missing Persons...
The City of Tampa received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015). The grant will fund a project to address the safety concerns of individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities who may go missing in the Tampa area. The key products and services to be delivered through this award include: procuring and distributing locative tracking devices,...
The County of Burlington, New Jersey was awarded a $149,667 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015). The grant will enable the County's Sheriff's Department and local police departments to acquire and implement the AngelSense GPS tracking and monitoring system for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities who may wander from safe environments. This technology...
The City of Jacksonville, Florida, through its Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO), was awarded a $233,265 federal Project Grant under the Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056) administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The grant is intended to enhance maritime security and protect critical transportation infrastructure in the Jacksonville area from potential terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. Key projects funded under this award include the...
The Alzheimer's Project, Inc. was awarded a $150,000 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015). The goal of the program is to support local efforts to reduce deaths and injuries of individuals with forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's disease or developmental disabilities like autism who wander due to their condition. Through this funding, the Alzheimer's...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $149,504 Project Grant to the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security (MOHS) under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015). The grant will fund a comprehensive training program and multimedia outreach campaign to reduce injury and death of individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities who wander from safe environments. Specifically, the grant will enable MOHS to train the Mississippi...
The City of Jacksonville, Alabama was awarded a $218,728 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Rural Violent Crime Initiative (CFDA 16.039). The funding will be used to: Purchase six enhanced mobile radios, six enhanced portable radios, and 27 remote speaker microphones to upgrade communication services between the Jacksonville Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies. This will improve the ability to quickly and accurately...
The City of Boston Police Department (BPD) received a $142,079 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015). The funding will be used to provide locative tracking technology (radio frequency tracking) to 275 families of individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities who have a tendency to wander, as well as 50 emergency ID bracelets. This grant supports the...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the City of Jacksonville Beach, FL. The grant funding will support the hiring and/or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase the city's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes include engagement in...