Project Grant 2020CKWX0027

The Montgomery County Police Crime Laboratory (MCPCL) was awarded a $219,370 Formula Grant under the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The grant aims to assist the MCPCL in outsourcing DNA casework to reduce their backlog and compensate for an anticipated increase in submissions as they transition to an electronic submission platform. This will help the MCPCL increase their capacity to process more DNA samples and enter them into...

The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $999,940.00 was provided by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), for the project "DEVELOPMENT OF IMAGING OUTCOME MEASURES OF NEUROPROTECTION IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS USING ULTRA-HIGH GRADIENT DIFFUSION MRI". The award period is from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027. Through this grant, MGH...

The Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police (MACP) received a $259,581 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The funding will be used to expand the organization's program director position to full-time, continue supporting a part-time accreditation specialist, and provide financial assistance, training, and awareness-building for...

The Miami-Dade County Police Department (MDPD) received a $550,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.745 - Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program) to implement the "Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program." The 36-month project aims to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and...

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS), the parent agency of the Mississippi Criminal Information Center (MCIC), received a $493,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP - CFDA 16.554). The funding will be used to upgrade the state's criminal history record system to meet FBI-mandated data standards. Specifically, MDPS will contract with Computer Projects of Illinois,...

This $153,255 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program, will enable the Melrose Police Department to implement a virtual reality (VR) training program. The program aims to improve officer de-escalation tactics, enhance responses to mental health crises, and manage other stressful situations, with the goal of reducing confrontations and...

The Defense Health Agency awarded Massachusetts General Hospital a $582,732 project grant under the Military Medical Research and Development program to conduct research titled "Metabolic Targets to Overcome Chemoradiation Resistance in Genotype-Defined Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma." The CFDA number for the program is 12.420. Through this award spanning July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025, MGH will investigate medical solutions for lung cancer treatment in military service members and the...

The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), has been awarded a $1,000,236.00 Project Grant from the Department of the Army Medical Command under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant, effective April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2028, will fund research to "UNLOCK THE CTDNA MUTATIONAL PATTERNS FOR EARLY CANCER DETECTION AND NONINVASIVE BIOMARKERS." As a leading academic medical center and research...

The Illinois Department of Military Affairs received a $206,400 Cooperative Agreement from the Illinois National Guard under the National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects program (CFDA 12.401), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports the IL-ARNG Distributed Learning Program, which delivers distance learning capabilities and training support infrastructure to sustain Army National Guard (ARNG) readiness and personnel development across...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded a $1,810,409 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Maryland Department of State Police (MDSP). The purpose of this grant is to advance public safety by providing funds to the MDSP to investigate illicit activities related to the manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine. The grant has an award date of October 1, 2024 and a...