Project Grant 2010MOBX0043

The County of Delaware, Pennsylvania was awarded a $769,825 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The funding will be used to enhance the capacity of the George W. Hill Correctional Facility to treat co-occurring substance use disorders and mental health disorders among inmates. Specifically, the grant will create a new clinician position to increase medical and mental health care capacity,...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) to the Adamhs Board of Erie County, Ohio. The grant supports the Mobile Outreach Response and Engagement (MORE) program, which aims to strengthen collaboration between mental health providers and the criminal justice system in Erie County. The program seeks to address the disproportionate involvement of...

The Delaware Criminal Justice Council will receive $600,000 under a four-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The funding will support enhancements to the Wilmington Community Court (WCC) through September 30, 2026. Key activities include narrowing the WCC's geographic focus to better serve the historically underserved community in Wilmington, Delaware;...

The Community Oriented Policing Program (COPS) within the Department of Justice awarded $300,000 to the Executive Office of the Governor of Delaware, operating as the Criminal Justice Council, on October 1, 2025, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The award funds the Delaware Statewide Law Enforcement Accreditation Project, which will procure and implement a statewide learning and record management (LMS/RMS) system to modernize Delaware's...

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded County of Delaware $500,000 on May 1, 2026, under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) to expand prosecution capacity for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases. The award funds a detective position within the county's Special Victims Unit, facilitates cross-agency strategic planning and training initiatives, supports expert testimony,...

The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office within the Department of Justice awarded $425,446 to the Delaware State Police on October 1, 2025, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to implement a multi-faceted law enforcement training initiative enhancing de-escalation skills, crisis intervention capabilities, and safe community engagement practices among Delaware's law enforcement personnel. The training programs target both sworn...

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded the Executive Office of the Governor of Delaware, operating as the Criminal Justice Council, $485,413 on July 1, 2026, under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention program (CFDA 16.540) to enhance Delaware's juvenile justice system and services statewide through early delinquency prevention programming, mental health services, and alternatives to arrest. The Criminal Justice Council will distribute funds through its state...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $235,000 Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grant to the Children's Advocacy Center of Delaware (CAC). This 2-year federal grant project (October 2024 - September 2026) will fund a Mental Health & Advocacy Coordinator position at the CAC, a non-profit organization that provides comprehensive, child-focused services for victims of abuse, violence, and neglect across Delaware. The Mental Health & Advocacy...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $453,720 Project Grant to the Georgia Pines Community Service Board to launch a school-based mental health co-responder program in Colquitt County, Georgia. The program will embed behavioral health specialists with school resource officers to provide crisis intervention, counseling, and service linkage for students experiencing mental illness, addiction, and intellectual/developmental...

This $550,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) will enable the Atlantic City Police Department (ACPD) and Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties (JFS) to improve public health and safety responses for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs) who come into...