The Forest County Potawatomi Community received a $372,817 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program aims to support American Indian/Alaska Native communities in developing victim service projects and providing training and technical assistance to eligible crime...
The Sauk County District Attorney's Office 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) to implement the Sauk County District Attorney's Office: Targeted Resources Project. The purpose of this project is to reduce violent crime in Sauk County, Wisconsin by strategically saturating high-volume drug distribution investigations with prosecutorial resources. Key project activities...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587), provides $1,200,000 over 36 months to the Forest County Potawatomi Community Tribe in Wisconsin. The award will enable the tribe's Community Advocate Department to: 1) provide victim advocacy services including transportation, referrals, and crisis intervention; 2) offer culturally-specific...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $3,684,936 Cooperative Agreement to the Medical College of Wisconsin's (MCW) Comprehensive Injury Center (CIC) to create the Wisconsin Community Safety Fund (WCSF) program. The WCSF aims to support local, community-based, and evidence-informed public health strategies to address violence, particularly for priority groups disproportionately impacted. The funding will enable MCW CIC to provide up to five sub-awards to...
The County of Franklin was awarded a $149,530 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Rural Violent Crime Initiative federal grant program (CFDA 16.039). The grant will support the county in reducing violent crime in rural Franklin County through enhancement of crime analysis software, forensic evidence tools, and strategies to effectively serve and address populations in remote areas from November 2021 through October...
The Forest County Potawatomi Community received a $649,702.90 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) for the period of October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2022. The funding supports the FCPC Network of Victim Services Program in Crandon, WI. Through this award, FCPC will upgrade its Family Wellness software to better connect departments and enhance support for victims of...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $183,935 Formula Grant under the Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) program to the Wisconsin Department of Justice (WI DOJ) to support violent crime reduction efforts in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The grant will enable the WI DOJ, serving as the fiscal agent, to enhance community engagement, assist in focused prosecution of high-risk firearm offenders and groups, and implement firearm violence deterrence programs in Milwaukee,...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) to Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. The grant will enhance and expand the Advance Peace Peacemaker Fellowship program to provide comprehensive services and support to individuals at high risk of involvement in urban gun violence. Key activities include daily contacts, life management planning, social service...
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 Forest County Potawatomi Community was awarded a $257,025 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The grant will be used to implement victim services that meet the needs identified by the tribal community and align with their values and traditions. Funded activities may include direct assistance, outreach, training, and capacity building for culturally appropriate...