Project Grant 2012DGBX0009

The County Of Riverside District Attorney's Office received a $1,500,000 Project Grant award on October 1, 2023 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (CFDA 16.833). The grant funding will enable the District Attorney's Office to enhance its Cold Case Homicide Team's investigative capacity by prioritizing cases with suspect DNA, submitting DNA for timely analysis, and leveraging new forensic techniques like forensic...

The County of Riverside, California was awarded a $749,940 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Justice's Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to establish an anti-human trafficking task force. The funding will create five key positions, including a task force coordinator, lived experience advisory board, bilingual outreach worker, and response team advocates. The goals are to expand the task force's intelligence network to increase the identification of labor and sex...

The County of Riverside Sheriff's Department was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Rural Violent Crime Initiative federal grant program. The grant will support the Sheriff's Department's Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative from November 2021 through October 2024. As the primary awardee, the Sheriff's Department will work to improve training and technology and expand community-based crime...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs has awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center at Eisenhower in Rancho Mirage, California. The Center will lead the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT) to expand victim identification and assistance for labor and sex trafficking cases in Riverside County through September 2026. As the lead victim service...

Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc. received a $1,799,206 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026. The funding will support Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc.'s implementation of victim services for federally recognized Indian tribes in the Grand Terrace, California area....

The Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc. (RSBCIHI) received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award under the FY 2023 VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) administered by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime. This funding will support the implementation of comprehensive victim services for American Indian and Alaska Native communities that align with tribal values and traditions. Specifically, RSBCIHI will use the grant to...

The County of Riverside Sheriff's Department was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant will support the COPS Hiring Program and allow the Sheriff's Department to enhance public safety and community trust through collaborative problem solving and organizational strategies that systematically promote community partnerships from...

The County of Riverside, California was awarded $498,388 under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG Program, CFDA 16.738) administered by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The award will support a range of criminal justice activities from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. As the primary awardee, the County Sheriff's Department will utilize funding for initiatives such as law enforcement programs, prosecution and court programs,...

This FY 2024 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside (TVSSA) Program award of $441,989 was granted to Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc. (RSBCIHI) by the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). The funding will be used by RSBCIHI to implement services for victims of crime that meet needs identified by the tribal community and reflect their values and traditions. This aligns with the congressional intent for the TVSSA program, which...

The County of Riverside, California is awarded a $290,622 Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide housing assistance and homelessness services in Riverside County. This Project Grant award, effective September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024, supports the County's Housing and Workforce Solutions Division in delivering a range of initiatives, including rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, permanent supportive...