The Henderson County Department of Public Health (HCDPH), in partnership with Hope Coalition, received a $1,299,000 Project Grant 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). The three-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will allow HCDPH to implement a comprehensive initiative to address the overdose crisis and impacts of illicit opioids, stimulants, and other substances within...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) provides $391,000.00 to the Hancock County Commission in West Virginia. The funding will be used to update the county sheriff's office vehicles and equipment, including K9 vehicles, laptops, and cellular systems. The goal is to ensure the Hancock County Sheriff's Department has the most current and updated resources to serve the local community. The award...
The City of Henderson, Nevada has been awarded a $2,049,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) to expand and enhance the Eldorado Valley Regional Public Safety Training Facility. The funding will be used to assemble a training village, procure an interactive use-of-force simulator, and acquire range equipment to provide reality-based training for law enforcement in the Las Vegas Valley. This joint...
The City of Henderson was awarded a $782,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to implement a Total Wellness Program for public safety employees. The program aims to enhance the physical and mental well-being of first responders through a holistic, best-practice-based approach. Key activities include hiring a clinician to support the peer support program, provide crisis intervention and referrals, and conduct critical...
The Harris County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) was awarded a $984,000 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 purchase stab-resistant vests to protect detention officers in the county's detention settings. This is in response to the increasing prevalence of incidents involving the discovery of weapons and potential threats to officer safety. The stab-resistant...
The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will be used to enhance the county's co-responder program, which aims to provide timely and effective responses to behavioral health crises by integrating additional behavioral health clinicians into crisis response...
The City of Henderson, Nevada received a $38,800 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738). The goal of this program is to provide additional personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice. Funding will support these objectives from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2022. The...
The City of Henderson, KY received a $187,000 project grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on September 23, 2022 under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program (CFDA #97.044). The two-year grant will support the enhancement of public and firefighter safety with respect to fire and fire-related hazards through the provision of equipment and training. Specifically, the AFG funding will allow the City of Henderson Fire Department to purchase self-contained...
The Harris County Sheriff's Office was awarded a $1,485,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to purchase bulletproof windshields for patrol cars. This funding aims to enhance the safety and protection of law enforcement officers by providing critical protection against firearms, reducing the risk of injury or death, and enabling officers to perform their duties more effectively. The grant...
The City of Henderson was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office "Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants" program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will support the City's efforts to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in order to increase the community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts of the local police department. Key anticipated outcomes of the...