This federal Project Grant award, valued at $149,996.00 and awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015), aims to reduce deaths and injuries of individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities who wander from safe environments. The University of North Dakota (UND) will work with three tribal communities to develop high-quality education and prevention programming around...
The Bedford County Emergency Management Agency (BCEMA) was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant 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 enable BCEMA to establish and operate a "Bringing the Lost Home" program to locate and prevent the wandering of individuals with dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or developmental disabilities like autism. The program will utilize...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the County of Randolph, North Carolina under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015). The funding will enable the Randolph County Sheriff's Office to purchase GPS-enabled devices to assist with locating individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities, such as autism, who may wander from safe locations. The GPS devices will report location information to eligible caregivers'...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $104,644 Project Grant to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS) under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015). The funding will be used to purchase and implement non-invasive locative tracking devices and programs statewide. Individuals and agencies enrolled in the program will receive transmitters and battery-operated bracelets that emit a radio-tracking signal, allowing...
The City of Brockton Police Department (BPD) received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015). The funding will enable the BPD to implement a Project Lifesaver program to protect up to 100 individuals with Alzheimer's disease, other forms of dementia, and developmental disabilities who are at risk of wandering. Key services include providing Project Lifesaver locative bracelets,...
The Senior Resource Alliance Area Agency on Aging of Central Florida, Inc. has been awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015). The grant will fund the "Bringing the Lost Home" project, which aims to establish and operate a holistic, proactive program to locate or prevent the wandering of individuals with forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease, or...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Minot State University to support the "Project FIND SAFE II" program. The funding will be used to develop programs designed to prevent and respond effectively to the wandering of individuals with dementia, Alzheimer's, or developmental disabilities. Key activities include: Providing prevention and response training for healthcare agencies, law enforcement, public safety agencies,...
The City of Cincinnati has been awarded a $147,964 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.015 - Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program) to enhance and expand the GRASP program. The GRASP program is designed to reduce injuries and deaths of missing individuals with dementia and developmental disabilities. The funding will be used to: 1) grow community awareness and partnerships, 2) provide responder training, 3) accelerate...
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...
This $148,130 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will support the National Autism Association's (NAA) efforts to reduce deaths and injuries of individuals with autism who wander or elope from safe environments. The funding will allow the NAA to continue its "Big Red Safety Box" program, which provides educational and prevention tools on wandering risks and strategies to families, schools, and first...