Project Grant 2007PGBX0079

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 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 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...

This $201,426 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Project Safe Neighborhoods program (CFDA 16.609) will fund law enforcement and community outreach efforts to address rising gang violence in the Las Vegas resort corridor areas through September 2024. Specifically, the Nevada Department of Public Safety will use the funding to support overtime for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Gang Section as they conduct covert...

The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs awarded Justice Innovation Inc. $997,351 under the Community-Based Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.123) cooperative agreement effective May 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The award will support the South Bronx Youth Opportunity Initiative to reduce youth gun and gang violence in Bronx Community District 3, New York. Key deliverables include establishing a cross-sector collaborative working group, implementing outreach and...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $306,686 Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) formula grant to the County of Winnebago, Illinois. The grant will fund a collaborative strategy to address gun trafficking, gang violence, prosecution, felon recidivism, and youth violence intervention and prevention in Chicago and Rockford from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. Key activities include: The Illinois Department of Corrections will conduct enhanced parole compliance initiatives,...

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 Adult Friends For Youth (AFY), a non-profit organization in Honolulu, Hawaii. The grant will fund AFY's "O Ke Ala Maluhia (The Peaceful Way)" project, which aims to create safer communities by targeting high-risk youth prone to extreme violence and gang activity in disadvantaged areas of Oahu. The project utilizes four...

The City of Los Angeles will enhance and expand existing community violence intervention partnerships through a $2 million Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. Funded under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI), the City Attorney's Office will leverage new resources to prevent and reduce crime in the Southeast region of Los Angeles through October 2025. Specifically, the City will...

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 support violence intervention and prevention efforts in South Los Angeles. The grant will fund three community-based organizations - The Reverence Project, Advocate for Peace and Urban Unity, and Developing Options Inc. - to enhance existing outreach, intervention, and case management services targeting high-risk youth aged 12-24....