Project Grant 2008DDBX0539

This $115,382 Formula Grant award, provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) program, aims to reduce gun and gang violence in the Western District of Virginia. The grant will fund a comprehensive, data-driven approach involving federal, state, and local law enforcement, prosecutors, and community partners. Key activities include targeted law enforcement operations, crime prevention initiatives, community engagement programs, gang...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $258,170 Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) formula grant to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services Grants Administration Division. The grant will fund a comprehensive strategy to reduce gun and gang violence in the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) through FY 2026. Key activities include: Deterrence efforts aimed at potential offenders Implementation of evidence-based programs and enforcement...

The Department of Criminal Justice Services Virginia Grants Administration Division received a $123,194 Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) formula grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, effective October 1, 2023. The grant will fund a comprehensive 3-year strategy to reduce gun and gang violence in the Western District of Virginia, which covers 60% of the state's land area and 2.2 million residents. Key activities include deterrence efforts, evidence-based prevention...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $181,002 under the Project Safe Neighborhoods formula grant program (CFDA 16.609) to the North Carolina Gang Investigators Association for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The funding will support the implementation of a Project Safe Neighborhoods strategy across targeted areas in North Carolina's Western District experiencing increases in gun and gang violence. Key elements of...

The United States Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $191,588 under the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) formula grant program to the North Carolina Gang Investigators Association. The PSN program aims to reduce gun and gang violence through coordinated enforcement, prevention, intervention, and reentry efforts across federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and community partners in the 44 counties of Eastern North Carolina. Key...

The Virginia State Police was awarded a $479,674 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.543 - Missing Children's Assistance) to continue operating the Northern Virginia-District of Columbia (NOVA-DC) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. The funding will support two forensic examiner positions at the Virginia State Police and provide resources for task force training, software renewals, and cellular...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $110,648 Formula Grant under the Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) program to the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC), a non-profit fiscal agent, to support comprehensive violent crime reduction strategies in the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington. The FY23 funding will be used to evaluate next steps and implement data-informed interventions to address gun and gang violence in...

The Floyd County Fiscal Court, Kentucky, was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). This 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, aims to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Floyd County, Kentucky. Key activities include: 1) providing legal advocacy and...

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 Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Berkeley County Commission under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will support community policing and problem-solving strategies in Martinsburg, West Virginia from October 2021 through September 2026. As outlined in the program description, the funding will assist the Berkeley County Commission in developing...