Project Grant 15PBJA23GG05366HATE

Award Date 10/1/23
Completion Date 9/30/27
Dollars Obligated $400K
Federal Grant Program
16.040
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Memphis, TN 38103, USA
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  • Victim specialists conducting BCAT screenings in person and via FaceTime for immediate upload to a shared interdepartmental database accessible to investigators
  • Sharing reports on identified bias crimes with the Shelby County District Attorney's Office, FBI, and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
  • Developing a common regional tracking platform to enable information sharing for investigative, prosecutorial, and critical incident management purposes
  • Training and certifying key personnel to enhance the department's capacity to prevent and address bias crimes, thereby increasing trust and confidence in vulnerable communities

This grant seeks to lay the foundation for eventually incorporating advanced technologies like machine learning and natural language processing to help disrupt the environments leading to bias-motivated incidents with mass casualties. The project period runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027.

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