The Mississippi Department of Public Safety was awarded $611,087 under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Formula Grants program administered by the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The funding will support the state's efforts from October 2021 through September 2025 to address systemic changes in the juvenile justice system through evidence-based programs and services. Specifically, the Department of...
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety was awarded $608,225 under the Title II Formula Grants program of the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. The funding will support the State's efforts to address systemic changes in the juvenile justice system through compliance with four core requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: alternatives to detention, compliance...
This $662,490 Fiscal Year 2024 Title II Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) will support the Mississippi Department of Public Safety's efforts to implement juvenile delinquency prevention, intervention, and juvenile justice system improvement initiatives. The funding will be used to develop and execute a range of programs and services delivered through grants...
This $1,800,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will enhance crime-related data collection and public access to information in the state of Mississippi. Key project activities include: Merging existing databases to create a publicly available directory of over 400 law enforcement agencies in Mississippi, including traditional agency details and social media presence. Developing a victim...
This $750,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will support the Ninth Chancery Court of Mississippi's Juvenile Intervention Court Enhancement Project. The Project will expand treatment services to enhance family involvement, peer support, mentoring, and educational navigation for youth. These services aim to reduce substance use, promote recovery, and improve quality of life for youth, their families,...
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) was awarded a $1,323,816 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.827 - Justice Reinvestment Initiative) with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. Under this grant, MDHHS will partner with the Michigan Council of Youth Justice to identify and assess programs, host listening tours to gather feedback from justice-served youth and their...
The Mississippi State University was awarded a $470,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to enhance local corrections and offender reentry in Mississippi. Over a 24-month period ending March 2024, the university will expand delivery of the Thinking for a Change program and develop a new substance abuse prevention program, the Mississippi Alcohol and Substance...
The County of Mississippi will receive $626,495 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The funding supports the County's plans to expand and enhance treatment services provided through the 33rd Circuit Family Treatment Court program. Specifically, the County will add trauma-based therapy and adopt a centralized assessment system to better screen, assess, and track client needs and service...
The Missouri Department of Public Safety received a $873,134 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The award supports the state's efforts under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention federal grant program (CFDA 16.540) through September 2025. Key areas funded include compliance monitoring, addressing racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system, enhancing gender-specific...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (CFDA 16.827) will provide $1,500,000 from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027 to support OJJDP's juvenile justice system reform and reinvestment initiative. The project team, led by the non-profit organization Community Resources For Justice, Inc. (CRJ), will assist current OJJDP grantees in developing and implementing...