Project Grant 15PBJA23GG05320RURA
- The City of Brawley, California was awarded a $1,348,996 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant will support the City of Brawley's hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers through September 2027. The COPS Hiring Program aims to advance community policing through increasing law enforcement staffing capacity. Funding will allow the City of...
- The City of Bloomfield received a $222,464 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Rural Violent Crime Initiative (CFDA 16.039) on October 1, 2023. The primary goal of this grant is to expand the city's Real Time Crime Center surveillance camera network into high-crime areas west, east, and south of the Bloomfield city limits. This expansion will enable the city to better identify crime trends, track repeat offenders, and assist law...
- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded the City of Buckeye, AZ a $308,120 Rural Violent Crime Initiative (CFDA 16.039) grant to reduce violent crime. Through this 3-year Project Grant, the Buckeye Police Department (BPD) will collect, manage, and analyze crime data to identify geographic areas with high violent crime rates, particularly in underserved and disadvantaged communities. BPD plans to partner with local, county, state, and federal law enforcement...
- The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the City of Bloomfield, New Mexico a $150,000 Project Grant under the Rural Violent Crime Initiative program (CFDA 16.039) for the period of November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024. The Rural Violent Crime Initiative aims to improve training, technology, and community-based crime prevention efforts for small law enforcement agencies and prosecutors' offices in rural areas. Specifically, this grant funding...
- The Clare County Prosecutor's Office received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Rural Violent Crime Initiative (CFDA 16.039). This grant will enable the county to hire a criminologist to enhance data analysis and research capabilities in order to reduce violent crime rates. The criminologist will collaborate with the Central Michigan University Medical School to interpret data and develop strategies for violent crime...
- The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $189,778 Rural Violent Crime Initiative (CFDA 16.039) project grant to the Town of Ellicottville, NY to address violent crime in the southern tier of western New York. The 3-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support a collaborative effort between the Ellicottville and Salamanca Police Departments. The project takes a dual approach of strengthening both crime prevention through community engagement activities,...
- The Armstrong County 2021 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative for Law Enforcement Agencies was awarded $150,000 by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Rural Violent Crime Initiative program (CFDA 16.039). The grant will support improved training, technology, and expanded community-based crime reduction efforts for the Armstrong County law enforcement agency through October 2024. The Rural Violent Crime Initiative aims to award...
- The County of Riverside Sheriff's Department was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Rural Violent Crime Initiative federal grant program. The grant will support the Sheriff's Department's Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative from November 2021 through October 2024. As the primary awardee, the Sheriff's Department will work to improve training and technology and expand community-based crime...
- The City of Homestead, Florida has been awarded a $299,999 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance through the Rural Violent Crime Initiative (CFDA 16.039) to implement an Enhanced Violence Intervention Initiative. The purpose of this 3-year project is to utilize crime data, trends, and offender profiles to develop a strategic, coordinated response to address violent crime in the Homestead area. Key activities include enhanced crime analysis,...
- The City of Faribault received a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Rural Violent Crime Initiative (CFDA 16.039) to implement a comprehensive violent crime reduction strategy. The funding will support the installation of a wireless digital camera system, crime mapping software, a license plate reader system, 3D crime scene scanning technology, and a mobile alarm system to protect victims. The project also includes the deployment of...
The City of Brawley, California was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Rural Violent Crime Initiative (CFDA 16.039). The grant will fund a three-year initiative to address increases in violent crime, drug (particularly fentanyl) offenses, and youth-related crimes in the small border community. The project will employ a three-pronged approach to (1) enhance community engagement, (2) promote youth education and empowerment, and (3) leverage data-driven decision making to bolster proactive crime prevention strategies. These efforts are modeled after best practices in the 2021 Violent Crime Reduction Operations Guide from the Major Cities Chiefs Association. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2023 with a completion date of September 30, 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.0k | 9/27/23 |