Block Grant 2015FJAX0016

The National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA) was awarded a $906,609 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Grants, Training and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 16.815). The purpose of this 3-year project is to improve the capacity of tribal justice systems to address civil and criminal legal matters within tribal jurisdictions. NAICJA will collaborate with several partner organizations, including...

The National Center For State Courts will assist the Judicial Branch of Costa Rica (Poder Judicial) to implement an institutional ethics training program through a $200,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement on February 21, 2023. The goal of the project is to increase the Poder Judicial's capacity to combat corruption within its ranks by delivering an ethics training program for all its personnel through February 28,...

The Institute For International Law & Human Rights will provide $987,654 in training and mentoring services to Iraq's Court of Cassation under a cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Counterterrorism. The funding supports the Global Counterterrorism Programs (CFDA 19.701) initiative to build foreign partner law enforcement capacity and bolster civilian government efforts globally in preventing, disrupting, investigating, prosecuting, and adjudicating...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596) provides $1,800,000.00 to the Tribal Law and Policy Institute, a Native American-owned non-profit organization, to deliver training and technical assistance to Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) Purpose Area #3 grantees and non-grantee federally recognized tribes. Key activities include providing on-site visits, regional trainings,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (CFDA 19.703 - Criminal Justice Systems) provides $3,950,000.00 to the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to assist with travel, training programs, and operational support for Dominican law enforcement, justice personnel, military, civil society, and government. The project is expected to run from Aug 5, 2024 to Jul 31, 2026. NCSC, a non-profit organization, will leverage its...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (INL) under the Criminal Justice Systems Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.703), provides $750,000.00 in funding from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026 to the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) for programmatic, logistical, travel, and administrative support to capacity building programs that support INL's Caribbean Basin Security Initiative priorities. NCSC, a non-profit...

The National Center for Policing Innovation (NCPI) was awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement 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 funding supports the continued delivery of the Crisis Intervention Teams Adaptive System of Supports for Implementation and Specialized Training (CIT ASSIST) national initiative. CIT ASSIST is designed to...

The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) received a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Judicial Training on Child Maltreatment for Court Personnel Juvenile Justice Programs (CFDA 16.757). The purpose of this 3-year project is to develop a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, trauma-informed, and culturally competent guide to investigate and prosecute cases involving children...

This cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime, under the Services for Victims of Trafficking (CFDA 16.320) federal grant program, provides $1 million to support technical assistance activities addressing the criminalization of minor sex trafficking victims. The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges will deliver training and technical assistance to nine project sites from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Key...

The New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) was awarded a $702,062 two-year Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families State Court Improvement Program (CFDA 93.586). The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports the AOC's efforts to enhance the state's handling of family and child welfare cases, with a focus on improving judicial processes, legal representation, and support services for...