Project Grant 2011BEBX0001

This federal Project Grant award of $599,097, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CFDA 16.746) program, supports the Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) at Santa Clara University. The NCIP proposes to identify and review cases where convictions may have been based on unreliable expert testimony related to Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma diagnoses or faulty eyewitness identification practices....

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752) to the Tulsa County District Attorney's Office in Oklahoma. The grant is supporting the development of the Tulsa County Intellectual Property Enforcement Program, which is aimed at preventing and reducing intellectual property crimes in Tulsa County. Key activities include: Establishing and operating an intellectual...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CCLI) and Wrongful Conviction Review Program (CFDA 16.746) to the California Innocence Project Foundation (CIPF). The funding will support CIPF's efforts to review, investigate, and litigate claims of wrongful conviction from prisoners convicted in Southern California counties. CIPF plans to work with conviction integrity units, where available, to free the...

This Project Grant award, totaling $374,986, was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752). The grant aims to strengthen intellectual property (IP) enforcement in Oregon and beyond by the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office. Key objectives include: Aggressively investigating and enforcing IP theft, focusing on counterfeit drugs and auto parts that pose health and safety...

The New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety, through its Office of the Attorney General, has been awarded a $300,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.752 - Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention) to increase criminal investigations capabilities for intellectual property enforcement statewide. The grant will support the state's established task force in combating crimes involving public health and safety, intellectual...

The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR), a non-profit organization, has been awarded a $250,000 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.548 - Delinquency Prevention Program). The award will support NICJR's efforts to strengthen and expand the Neighborhood Opportunity and Accountability Board (NOAB) model, which diverts at-risk youth from formal justice system involvement at the point of arrest...

The City of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), through a $375,000 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance's Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752), will implement the 2023-2025 "Protect LA from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy" program. The program aims to reduce and prevent the spread of counterfeit/illicit pharmaceutical drugs and electronics/automotive parts throughout the Los Angeles region. Key...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.752 - Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention) provides $375,000 to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) to enhance its Counterfeit and Piracy Enforcement (CAPE) program. CAPE aims to combat intellectual property crimes through collaboration and a three-pillar approach of education, awareness, and enforcement. This grant will enable LASD to strengthen partnerships...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the City of Houston's Houston Police Department a $366,609 Project Grant under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752). The funding will enable the department's Major Offenders Division Target Offenders Squad to coordinate with federal, state, and local law enforcement as well as industry representatives to disrupt criminal enterprises engaged in the illegal production, distribution, and sale of counterfeit goods that...

The North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State received a $400,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention federal grant program (CFDA 16.752). The funding supports the 2021-23 NC Anti-Counterfeiting Trademark Taskforce Development and Prosecution Enhancement Program. The Program aims to enhance North Carolina's capacity to prevent, investigate, and respond to...