Block Grant 2017RFGX0004

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $10,469,448 Cooperative Agreement under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to Texas State University to deliver a nationwide series of training classes on active shooter/attack response. The training will integrate law enforcement, fire, EMS, dispatchers, and community leaders to improve communication and coordination in responding to active...

This is a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526). The award will support Esperanza United, a nonprofit organization, in providing training and technical assistance on addressing firearms-related domestic violence homicide prevention and local, state, tribal, and federal firearms policies and laws through a cultural context of domestic violence in various...

This cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), provides $9,790,000.13 to the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University to deliver active shooter and integrated emergency response training nationwide. Specifically, ALERRT will conduct 235 hands-on training classes and support an...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the Exeter Community Volunteer Fire Department a $147,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG Program, CFDA 97.044) for the period of August 23, 2021 through August 22, 2023. The goal of the AFG Program is to enhance public and firefighter safety from fire and fire-related hazards by providing critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources needed to...

The Eastern Joint Fire & Ems District (Ejfed) was awarded a $264,476.18 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on September 2, 2022 under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The goal of the AFG program is to enhance public and firefighter safety related to fires and fire hazards. Funding will support Ejfed's efforts to provide critical safety enhancements for its firefighters and the community through the acquisition of new equipment and gear. As...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense provides $735,111.10 in funding to the American Indian Chamber Education Fund (AICEF) to establish and maintain an APEX Accelerator in Los Angeles, CA. The APEX Accelerator will serve as a resource for business entities, including newly started businesses, to obtain procurement technical assistance. This award is part of the Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms program (CFDA 12.002), which aims to support...

This $800,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will fund the continuation of Legal Aid Chicago's Trafficking Survivors Assistance Project (TSAP) under the Services for Victims of Trafficking program (CFDA 16.320). TSAP provides specialized civil legal services to survivors of human trafficking from vulnerable populations including H-2A agricultural workers, low-wage workers, domestic workers, and survivors of domestic violence. The...

This $600,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) will support the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC) in maintaining and operating public shooting ranges, as well as providing assistance to local communities and organizations to develop additional public shooting ranges. The grant funding will help address the growing demand for...

The City of Chicago's Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) received a $350,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to develop a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary program serving individuals who acquire disabilities as a result of gun and community violence in the city. The project aims to catalog organizations serving these victims, conduct accessibility assessments, provide training to improve...

The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (Teex), a state government entity affiliated with the Texas A&M University System, has been awarded a $575,000 Project Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program (CFDA 97.044). The goal of the AFG program is to enhance public and firefighter safety with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. Through this 2-year grant, Teex will provide specialized training, technical...