Project Grant 2011DJBX2668

The City of Lynn, MA was awarded a $349,007 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will be used by the Lynn Police Department to implement two complementary de-escalation training courses for police officers: Integrating Communications Assessment and Tactics De-Escalation Training (ICAT) and Crisis Intervention Training...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to the City of Lynn, MA under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will fund a Victim Advocate Program to be implemented by the Lynn Police Department in partnership with the community organization Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC). The program aims to build trust and legitimacy within the Lynn community, particularly...

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) will enable the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Hampton Roads to launch the Office of the Safety Coordinator. This initiative aims to address complex issues of crime and violence in Portsmouth and Chesapeake, Virginia through cross-sector collaboration, community engagement, and data-driven strategies. The goal is...

The City of Lynchburg, Virginia was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will be implemented in partnership with the YWCA of Central Virginia and Lynchburg Police Department through September 30, 2027. The grant will support activities to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...

The City of Methuen Police Department, in partnership with Front Line Services, received a $550,000 Project Grant from 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). The 3-year grant will fund the creation of a Community Response Team and Community Support Center to provide equitable access to behavioral health care services, especially for marginalized populations in Methuen and...

The Lincoln County School District was awarded a $274,065 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program to implement the School Violence Prevention Program. The grant will fund evidence-based programs through September 2025 to improve school security and foster a positive learning environment in Lincoln County, Georgia. As part of the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, funding will support collaborative problem solving...

The Lynchburg City Public Schools (LCS) received a $981,873 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund the creation of the LCS RESTORE program, a multi-tiered initiative to provide social-emotional support, education, and rehabilitation services to students across the district whose behavioral issues have led to disciplinary actions or long-term suspensions. The program...

The Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) in Lancaster County, Nebraska was awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program). Through this three-year grant, LPS will work to improve school safety and support for high school students in alternative school settings. Key activities include: (1) implementing evidence-based solutions such as intensive case management, school-based...

The University of Massachusetts Lowell received a $419,714 award from 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). The funds will be used to integrate data from the Boston Police Department (BPD) and Boston Emergency Services Team (BEST) to study how to better serve high-utilizers of emergency services, particularly women with mental illnesses, in Boston. The project aims to strengthen...

The City of Lawrence, Massachusetts was awarded a $200,000 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (CFDA 20.939) program. The grant, awarded on July 11, 2024, aims to develop a comprehensive safety plan for the city to enhance safety through initiatives like Lawrence Vision Zero and partnerships with other organizations. The project has a planned completion date of July 11, 2027. The funding will...