The County of Allegheny was awarded a $1,599,696 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant funding will enable the county to expand its Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program to 19 additional municipalities and 8 community organizations. LEAD aims to divert individuals struggling with substance use or mental health issues who are accused of...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the Department of Justice's Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded a $416,000 Project Grant to the County of Bernalillo to sustain and expand its Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program. The LEAD program is an evidence-based harm reduction model that aims to increase public safety and reduce recidivism through collaboration across the public health, behavioral health, and criminal justice sectors. The grant...
The County of Santa Fe was awarded a $339,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will support the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program in Santa Fe County, which provides long-term, intensive case management for individuals with substance use and/or mental health challenges who may be justice-involved. The LEAD program, operational since January...
The City of Pittsburgh Office of the Mayor, in partnership with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, was awarded a $532,749 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The grant will fund the establishment of a Crisis Intervention Team within the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police over three years from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025.
Specifically, grant funds will support...
The Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence (LEAD) organization, through its Youth L.E.A.D. Program Enhancement Project, will use $394,000 in funding from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA #16.753) to expand LEAD programming in New Jersey. Activities will include implementing new curricula, enhancing instruction to improve teaching methods, and conducting...
The Allegheny County Department of Human Services (ACDHS) was awarded a $1,999,998 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045). The grant funds will be used to implement the Rapid Employment and Development Initiative (READI) program, an evidence-based model focused on reducing violence among high-risk individuals in three target communities in Allegheny County,...
This Project Grant award of $1,300,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) will enable the City of Long Beach, CA to expand its Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program. The key components include:
Establishing a new partnership between the Long Beach City Prosecutor's Office and the Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse (L.A. CADA) to create a Care...
The Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The funding will support the planning and implementation of a pre-arraignment diversion program to prevent and address crises for individuals in need of mental health (MH) and/or substance use disorder (SUD) services. The program will...
The County of Allegheny was awarded a $7,750,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program (CFDA 14.900). This 4-year grant, effective February 15, 2025, will enable the county to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing within low-income and minority neighborhoods constructed before 1960. Key activities will include conducting lead inspections,...
The University of Pittsburgh received a $857,941 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control under the Lead Hazard Reduction (LHR) Grant Program (CFDA 14.900). The purpose of the grant is to maximize the number of children under age 6 protected from lead poisoning by assisting state and local governments in identifying and controlling lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately-owned rental and...