Project Grant 2006PGBX0060

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $963,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government. The grant will fund the Louisville Group Violence Reentry Project, which aims to reduce gun violence related to gang members returning to the community and ensure their successful reintegration. The project will create a collaborative process between criminal justice agencies and community organizations...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the U.S. Department of Justice awarded a $167,195 Formula Grant through the Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) program to the Rosamons Gifford Charitable Corp. This 3-year award, effective October 1, 2023, will support comprehensive strategies to reduce violent crime, gang activity, and illegal gun trafficking in the Southern District of New York, with a focus on the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. Key activities funded include analytical...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $306,686 Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) Formula Grant to the County of Winnebago, Illinois to support comprehensive strategies to address gun trafficking, gang violence, prosecution, felon recidivism, and youth violence intervention and prevention in Chicago and Rockford over the 3-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. Key activities include: Parolee forums and compliance checks for high-risk offenders in target areas...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $621,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to One Step Further, Inc. for the Gate City Coalition (GCC) program in Greensboro, North Carolina. The GCC program utilizes a "Cure Violence" public health model approach to address violent acts through a three-pronged strategy of detecting and interrupting violence, providing behavior change support for high-risk individuals, and mobilizing the...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Delinquency Prevention Program (CFDA 16.548) to the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government. The grant will fund the Louisville Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods Secondary Gang Prevention Program, which will hire a Project Specialist to coordinate a collective impact approach to reduce the number of youth recruited into gang membership within the...

The Gang Alternative, Inc. was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund Gang Alternative's multi-faceted Project BRAVE initiative to improve school security and reduce violence in Broward County Public Schools through September 2025. Key services include equipping educators and school resource officers to identify and respond to risks like...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded the City of Philadelphia $615,000 to implement the Group Violence Intervention (GVI) Program Expansion. This project will expand the existing GVI gun violence reduction strategy to serve juveniles aged 12-18 years through case management, mediation, service coordination, and other supportive services. The initiative aims to interrupt cycles of retaliation, teach that violence is not...

This Project Grant award of $1,200,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The funding supports the "No Shots Fired" (NSF) initiative implemented by the Charity Apostolic Church, which provides holistic support services to high-risk youth and adults in underserved communities to address the challenges that contribute to gang violence involvement. The NSF program employs...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) to Sacred Purposes, Inc. (doing business as I.am.legacy) in partnership with the Center for Justice Innovation. The funding will be used to implement "Wicoti Awaunyankapi Keepers of the Camp", a community-based violence response program designed to support the indigenous community in Rapid City, South Dakota. Key activities...

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) aims to address gang and community violence in the 37th District of Los Angeles. The funding will be used to train faith leaders and former gang members in violence interruption techniques, transform neighborhood churches into community hubs for safety and services, and host healing sessions for victims and perpetrators of violence. The project...