Project Grant 2014RJBX0050

This $248,192 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.738 - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program) supports criminal justice initiatives in American Samoa. As the state administering agency, the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency (ASCJPA) will use the funds to enhance law enforcement capabilities, improve public safety, and address various aspects of the criminal justice system. Key initiatives include...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded a $390,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554) to the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency. The funds will be used to develop and implement a new Records Management System (RMS) for the American Samoa Department of Public Safety (DPS). The RMS will document all department activity from initial contact to final disposition and offender custody. It will track...

The American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency (ASCJPA) was awarded a $232,000 Project Grant under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART Office). This 3-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will be used to retain registry personnel through a sub-award with the American...

The American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency (ASCJPA) was awarded a $100,036 FY 2024 Title II Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention). The funding will be used to strengthen American Samoa's juvenile justice system by supporting the State Advisory Group, services for child abuse and neglect programs (including the Manaia Shelter Care Program), positive youth...

The American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency will use $300,000 in project grant funding from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) to retain registry personnel and provide office supplies for its sex offender registration program through September 2025. The grant will support the salaries and fringe benefits of staff handling sex offender tracking and fingerprinting to...

The 2022 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Block Grant award of $431,794 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency will support core criminal justice services and system improvement projects in American Samoa through September 30, 2026. The funding will assist member agencies of the American Samoa government that provide drug control and criminal justice services, with the goal of preventing...

The American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency (ASCJPA) received a $256,557 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (CFDA 16.017). This program provides funding to states, territories, and local organizations to deliver critical intervention, advocacy, counseling, and related assistance to adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault. The ASCJPA, a territorial government agency in...

The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs awarded $144,923 to the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency through the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners program. The funding will support the Agency's 2022 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Project at the Tafuna Correctional Facility from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. The award will provide federal assistance to treatment and counseling services for the RSAT program and its affiliates...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency (ASCJPA) under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), CFDA #16.554. The funding will support the development and implementation of a new Records Management System (RMS) for the American Samoa Department of Public Safety (DPS). The RMS will enable DPS to document all departmental activities, from initial incidents to...

The American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency (ASCJPA) received a $370,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The grant funding will support ASCJPA's efforts to implement and enhance sex offender registration and notification systems in the territory, in accordance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Key activities include retaining...