Project Grant 2008JLFX0531

This $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will provide services for at-risk youth ages 12-21 in Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York. The grant aims to educate and foster relationships between the youth and the New York Police Department (NYPD) community workers. The funding will support a youth center that offers a range of programs including a computer technology...

This $415,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will support the Syracuse Police Athletic/Activities League (PAL) in expanding its programming to engage youth ages 14-19. The goal is to build positive relationships between law enforcement and young adults, encouraging them to see police officers as trusted individuals they can rely on. Specific activities...

The $185,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) supports the 77th Precinct Clergy Council Basketball Program. This comprehensive youth basketball initiative aims to provide children aged 10-16 with a safe and supportive environment to develop skills, build relationships, and learn essential life lessons. The program promotes physical activity, teamwork, and leadership...

This Project Grant award of $750,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant will support Justice Innovation Inc., doing business as the Center for Justice Innovation, in implementing the B-READY: The Brownsville Reentry Program in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The program aims to serve 100 youth ages 12-18 who are assessed as moderate risk and are returning...

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to Justice Innovation Inc. (d/b/a Center for Justice Innovation) to implement the Youth Justice Equity Program (YJEP) in New Rochelle, New York. The YJEP is a holistic, individualized intervention model that connects 30-60 high-school aged youth impacted by community violence or at risk of school violence with...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Justice Innovation Inc., doing business as the Center for Justice Innovation, to implement the Brownsville Mentorship (B[ME]) program in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The goal of the 3-year program is to improve outcomes for youth involved in the juvenile justice system by increasing access to evidence-based mentoring services, training a diverse pool of credible messengers...

The National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues (NPAL) received a $3,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.726 Juvenile Mentoring Program) to expand mentoring services for youth ages 8-17 across 80 PAL chapters nationwide. The grant funding will enable NPAL to make improvements to existing mentoring interventions and build upon its law enforcement-led youth mentoring programs. Key objectives...

The Center For Hope Inc. was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Children Exposed to Violence federal grant program (CFDA 16.818) to enhance and expand its existing Kuji Program youth skills development and violence intervention program into a fully staffed violence response program. The Kuji Program will work with Center For Hope's violence intervention programs, Safe Streets...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $825,000 Cooperative Agreement to Justice Innovation Inc., doing business as the Center for Justice Innovation, to implement the Brooklyn Youth Healing Initiative (BYHI) under the OJJDP's Children Exposed to Violence (CFDA 16.818) grant program. The BYHI project seeks to provide a holistic, evidence-informed, and community-driven strategy to build the capacity of the Central Brooklyn, New...

The National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues Inc. was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to implement the National PAL Mentoring Program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The program will provide mentoring services to at-risk and high-risk youth through 27 sub-awards to local Police Athletic League...