The Mid America Regional Council (MARC) received a $550,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The grant will fund the Eastern Jackson County Co-Responder Program 3.0 (CORV3.0), a multi-year initiative to expand and enhance an existing co-responder model pairing mental health professionals with law enforcement to better serve individuals with mental...
The Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary has awarded a $734,653 Project Grant under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941) to the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) to support the MARC SMART Grant Program. The purpose of this award is to provide information to prioritize transportation corridors for retiming to improve access, reliability, and operations for disadvantaged users, businesses, and the general...
The Mid America Regional Council (MARC) received a $482,500 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) on August 16, 2021. The grant will support regional transportation planning efforts through December 31, 2025. Specifically, $125,000 will fund the Regional Rideshare Program to promote alternative commuting modes like teleworking, flexible schedules, and education on transportation...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $3,750,000 Project Grant to St. Louis County, Missouri under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The grant will fund the "St. Louis Regional Violent Crime Initiative" focused on intelligence-based policing to significantly reduce violent crime in the St. Louis region. The initiative will incorporate the latest technology to facilitate regional crime information sharing and...
The City of Santa Rosa Police Department received a $898,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The grant funding will be used to establish a Real-Time Crime Center, implementing advanced technological systems including Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs), stationary cameras, and a real-time decision and operations management platform. This integrated technology approach aims...
This $1,158,500 Federal Transit Formula Grant, awarded on March 27, 2025 by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507), supports planning and program administration activities by the Mid America Regional Council (MARC) in the Kansas City region. The grant aims to advance integrated local transportation, land use, and environmental planning to develop vibrant, connected, and healthy communities. Key expected outcomes include plans and studies that promote livable communities, enhance first-...
This federal Formula Grant award of $1,470,000.00, issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), provides funding for the "MARC, REGIONAL PROJECT FOR OPERATION GREENLIGHT OPERATING ASSISTANCE" to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) on October 28, 2024. The grant supports transportation infrastructure projects and operations across the Kansas City metropolitan region, including bridge replacements,...
This $862,804 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) under the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560) supports a mixed-methods research project at Northeastern University. The research aims to leverage automated vehicle locator (AVL) and body-worn camera (BWC) data to analyze police patrol activity and police-citizen interactions in Kansas City, Missouri over a one-year period from January 1, 2024...
This $165,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program, will fund technology and equipment projects to improve policing effectiveness and information sharing between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve in Kansas City, KS. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City will use the funding to acquire effective...
The Mid America Regional Council (MARC) received a $240,000 cooperative agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants program (CFDA 66.461). The funding supports MARC's development of a feasibility study and pilot projects to evaluate new conservation finance tools for the Kansas City metropolitan area. Key deliverables include an assessment of existing and potential funding resources, development of at least ten...