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The Department of Public Safety Executive Office of Public Safety Division in Boston, Massachusetts has been awarded a $434,881 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.540) Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). This grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028, will fund the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' compliance with the core requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention...

The Project Grant award of $525,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Missing Children's Assistance program (CFDA 16.543) aims to reduce youth sexual reoffending and ensure victim treatment in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The award will enhance the existing multidisciplinary team of the Suffolk County Children's Advocacy Center by: (1) expanding the Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention's problematic sexual behavior...

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) was awarded a $646,754 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to ensure compliance with the core requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and address priorities through October 2026. Funds support compliance monitoring, the State Advisory Group, and subawards. Key activities include regaining compliance with the...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to LUK Crisis Center, Inc., a non-profit organization in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The grant will fund the LUK Mentoring program, which aims to match 150 youth ages 6-17 in Worcester County, Massachusetts with volunteer mentors over the three-year project period. The program will provide site-based mentoring for one...

The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Substance Use Disorder Initiative is a $749,939 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative (CFDA 16.842). The initiative will provide multidisciplinary, trauma-informed, dyadic-based, longitudinal medical and mental healthcare at MGH's HOPE Clinic, aimed at reducing the intergenerational transmission of substance use and minimizing future juvenile...

The Department of Public Safety Executive Office of Public Safety Division in Massachusetts has received a $126,048 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance's John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act (CFDA 16.816) program. The grant supports the administration of a statewide student loan repayment assistance program for local, state, and federal public defenders as well as local and state prosecutors in...

The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services received a $425,142 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Indigent Defense program (CFDA 16.836). The purpose of this 3-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, is to enhance legal representation for youth charged with juvenile or criminal offenses throughout the state of Maine. Key project activities include: Updating standards of practice for assigned counsel...

The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families received a $618,450 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 to support the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643). This federal program aims to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including sexual abuse and exploitation incidents, in a...

This $425,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will support Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in developing a pre-trial diversion program for youth with problematic sexual behaviors. Through this three-year award under the Missing Children's Assistance program, Mission Kids will train four therapists in cognitive behavioral therapy for problematic sexual behaviors and establish a...

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) Office of Grants and Research (OGR) received a $659,621 Title II Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention program (CFDA #16.540) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The grant funds will support EOPSS's efforts to ensure compliance with the core requirements of the...