Project Grant 18871424222

This $974,414 federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants program supports George Mason University, in collaboration with several partners, to develop a community archiving prototype and training materials. The key objectives are to: (1) create the Archives for Racial and Cultural Healing (ARCH) National Collaborative, (2) support the Chipman ARCH project as a prototype and develop curriculum/practices for future ARCH regional...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) to Urban Alchemy, a national non-profit organization, for a 3-year community-based public safety project in Central East Austin, Texas. The project aims to reduce crime and increase community trust in traditional public safety organizations in the 78702, 78721, and 78723 zip codes through strategies such as community engagement, service...

The City of Oakland, California, through its Police Department (OPD), has been awarded a $646,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to implement the Procedural Justice/Community Police Trust Project. The 2-year grant, effective from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025, will support OPD's efforts to enhance police-community relations and trust through a series of reconciliation workshops. The project aims to repair historical tensions and foster...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance supports the development and implementation of a hospital-based community violence intervention program called "Endeavor to Heal" at three hospitals operated by Endeavor Health in the Chicago area. The goal of the Endeavor to Heal program is to decrease instances of violent injury and overall violent crime within high-crime neighborhoods in the Endeavor Health service area through a...

This $1,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will fund the Insight Garden Program to deliver two core components: Educational and training programs on environmental and climate justice issues for incarcerated individuals across seven California prisons and local communities with people recently released from prison. Establishment of an Environmental Advisory...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant award, funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice program (CFDA 16.047), will support the Institute for Strategic Dialogue-U.S., a woman-owned non-profit organization, to implement strengthening sustainable community-based efforts to prevent and respond to hate crimes and incidents across five U.S. cities. Key project activities include hosting a capacity-building workshop for community-based...

This $784,194 Project Grant award from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) supports Sbcs Corporation, a non-profit organization in Chula Vista, California, in assisting youth to successfully transition from juvenile residential facilities back to their communities. The key objectives are to: 1) Expand and strengthen prosocial, evidence-informed programming for youth in long-term custody and reentering the...

Chris 180, Inc. will provide reentry services to 280 individuals over three years through the Power to Change program, funded by a $750,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. Under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative, Chris 180 will implement intensive case management, behavioral healthcare linkages, warm handoffs to support services, and ongoing follow-up to help primarily Black/African American adult males aged 25-40 with substance use...

This $744,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) will support the San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project (SF Pretrial) in strengthening the jail reentry process in San Francisco, CA. The project will provide culturally responsive and trauma-informed case management and supervision for high-need, moderate- to high-risk individuals released pretrial to SF Pretrial's intensive...

The National Park Service awarded $500,000 under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program to the National Mary Potter Club Inc. to rehabilitate the vacant Mary Potter School Shop Building in Oxford, North Carolina. Funds will support work to install HVAC, plumbing, electrical and an elevator in the existing interior space. Upon completion by August 2025, the building will serve the public as a multi-purpose community and literacy center while also functioning as a tourist...