Project Grant 2018ZEFX0004

The City of Hartford, Connecticut will receive $1.4 million under a three-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The grant will fund the introduction of an innovative program to connect and support justice-involved youth through March 2025. The program aims to customize interventions for participants based on their readiness for change. It incorporates cross-agency coordination and culturally...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $851,547 Project Grant under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to the Division of Criminal Justice in Connecticut. The grant will fund the Hartford Community Court (HCC) Enhancement Project, which aims to expand the capacity of the community court to address neighborhood-specific quality of life issues. Key components include hiring a full-time investigator to focus on specific populations and conducting research to...

The University of New Haven received a $1,046,560 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention program (CFDA 16.540). The three-year award beginning October 1, 2021 will support efforts to restore Connecticut youth involved with or at risk of involvement in the juvenile justice system. Specifically, the Center for Children's Advocacy will provide...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) provides $1,857,500 to expand mentoring services and social-emotional learning (SEL) delivery in five Connecticut communities disproportionately impacted by the opioid epidemic. The Governor's Partnership To Protect Connecticut's Workforce, Inc. (dba Governors Prevention Partnership) is partnering with Big Brothers Big...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the State of Connecticut Department of Children & Families a $3.649 million Formula Grant under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments (CFDA #93.603) program for fiscal year 2022. The objective of the program is to provide incentives to states and eligible tribes to increase annually the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through adoption or legal guardianship....

This $681,818 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) will fund the Governor's Prevention Partnership's (GPP) New Haven Mentoring with NIA initiative. GPP will implement a three-tiered prevention approach in New Haven, Connecticut high schools to reduce opioid use among adolescents and young adults. Tier I utilizes GPP's E3 substance use prevention program to...

The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services received a $425,142 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Indigent Defense Federal Grant Program (CFDA 16.836). The purpose of this 3-year grant is to enhance the representation of youth charged with juvenile or criminal offenses throughout the state of Maine. Key project activities include: Updating the standards of practice for assigned counsel representing youth...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the State of Connecticut Department of Children & Families a $377,850 Block Grant under the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA 93.643) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The grant aims to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including sexual abuse and exploitation cases, in a way that limits additional trauma to...

The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) in Middletown, Connecticut was awarded a $402,469 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.543 - Missing Children's Assistance) to support the Connecticut Internet Crimes Against Children (CT ICAC) Task Force. The purpose of the CT ICAC Task Force is to apprehend those intending to exploit and victimize children in Connecticut. Key activities...

The Harris County Juvenile Probation Department was awarded a $523,233 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) to implement the Harris County Opportunity Center Community Based Detention Diversion Program. The program aims to develop a comprehensive, trauma-informed community-based initiative that serves justice-involved youth with the goal of reducing racial and...