Project Grant 2015AJBX0004

This $744,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) will support the San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project (SF Pretrial) in strengthening the jail reentry process in San Francisco, CA. The project will provide culturally responsive and trauma-informed case management and supervision for high-need, moderate- to high-risk individuals released pretrial to SF Pretrial's intensive...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 - Congressionally Recommended Awards) supports Hennepin County's Adult Representation Services (ARS) department in delivering legal representation and holistic support services to individuals experiencing poverty, including those facing child protection cases. The funding will enable ARS to create a program to divert certain cases involving substance use disorder (SUD) from the court...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded $2,129,724 to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation federal formula grant program (CFDA 16.735). This funding will support New York State's 2021-2023 Juvenile Justice Plan, which focuses on goals to coordinate and align youth justice services, establish policy priorities, and enhance positive youth,...

New Age Services Corporation was awarded a $750,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative program (CFDA 16.812). The award will fund the Rescue and Recovery Community Reentry Project for Men of Color, which aims to establish a sustainable system of care for 150 adult incarcerated persons with mental health, substance use, or co-occurring disorders in Cook County, Illinois over...

The Puerto Rico Department of Justice (PRDOJ), acting as a pass-through entity with the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (PRDCR), has been awarded a $136,058 FY 2023 PREA Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will be used to acquire and install security cameras in correctional facilities in Puerto Rico to lower and/or avoid sexual incidents, as well as provide training for the PREA first response team to comply with national PREA standards. The 2-year...

The Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (PRDCR) will use a $288,426 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners program (CFDA 16.593) to continue supporting residential substance abuse treatment projects. Specifically, PRDCR will provide housing, food services, medical care, counseling, family support services, holistic treatment, and follow up...

The City of Atlanta received a $2,988,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to fund the Center for Diversion and Services from October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024. The Center will provide 24/7 pre-arrest diversion services including behavioral health screening, sobering and respite services for up to 23 hours, case management, basic legal navigation,...

The Public Defender's Office of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas and Pasco Counties, Florida will use a $200,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to provide behavioral health, medical, and independent living support services for individuals transitioning from incarceration and overcoming homelessness. Funded under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), the grant will support the Public Defender...

The Puerto Rico Department of Justice received a $127,758 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards. The award is part of the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation federal grant program (CFDA #16.735). Funds will be used to continue efforts to achieve full compliance with PREA standards aimed at preventing, detecting, and responding to...

The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded Community Resources For Justice, Inc. a $1 million cooperative agreement under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) to create an innovative program to reduce failures to appear in Tarrant County, Texas's pretrial justice system. Working with subrecipients the Crime and Justice Institute, Tarrant County Criminal Court, and the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies, Community...