Project Grant 2016JVFX0003

The Passaic Police Department (PPD) was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the FY 2024 Rural and Small Department Violent Crime Reduction Program (CFDA 16.039). The grant will fund the Passaic City Comprehensive Gang Reduction and Outreach Initiative, which aims to reduce violent crime, particularly gun violence, in the city of Passaic, New Jersey. Key components of the initiative...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $292,946 Formula Grant under the Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) program to The Rosamons Gifford Charitable Corp, a non-profit organization serving as the fiscal agent. The grant funding is intended to support collaborative strategies involving federal, state, local, and community stakeholders to reduce violent crime, particularly gun and gang-related violence, in the New Jersey jurisdictions of Camden, Jersey...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) supports the Newark Community Street Team's (NCST) Safe Passage Program (SPP). The SPP is a comprehensive initiative designed to enhance safety for students traveling to and from school in Newark's high-crime South and West Wards. Through this funding, NCST deploys trained outreach workers to provide a visible and supportive presence along...

STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Award Summary The New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety, operating as the Office of the Attorney General, received a $4.47 million formula grant from the Office on Violence Against Women under the STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program (CFDA 16.588) for the two-year period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. This federal funding supports the development and strengthening of...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) supports the Newark Community Street Team's (NCST) School Case Management (SCM) program. The SCM initiative aims to enhance school safety, improve academic outcomes, and foster a supportive community environment for students in Newark's high-risk South and West Wards. Key services include providing intensive case...

The Wray School District Rd-2 was awarded a $147,211 project grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program to implement the School Violence Prevention Program. The grant will support evidence-based programs through September 30, 2025 to improve school security and foster a positive learning environment for students in Wray, Colorado. The School Violence Prevention Program grant funding will allow the school district to engage in...

The New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety, through its Office of the Attorney General, has been awarded a $300,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.752 - Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention) to increase criminal investigations capabilities for intellectual property enforcement statewide. The grant will support the state's established task force in combating crimes involving public health and safety, intellectual...

Federal Grant Award Summary The City of Newark, New Jersey Police Department received a $1.875 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068), awarded on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2030. This five-year award funds the hiring and/or rehiring of career law enforcement officers to expand the department's community policing capacity and crime prevention capabilities....

The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office (OCPO) received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the FY24 STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant will fund the expansion of the ASPIRE (Advocating for Safety, Progress, Inclusion, Respect and Empowerment) initiative in Ocean County, New Jersey. Specifically, the grant will support: 1) Collaborative trainings between OCPO and the National Association of School Resource...

The federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards (CFDA 16.753) program aims to create a reentry ecosystem in Newark, New Jersey that focuses on enhancing public safety, promoting technology literacy, improving mental health, and fostering entrepreneurship. The project, a collaboration between the City of Newark and Rutgers University-Newark, will provide education, training, and...