Project Grant 2020PBBX0007

The Massachusetts State Police Department received a $175,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will be used to prevent and address hate crimes and hate incidents in Massachusetts by providing law enforcement training, community outreach, and investigative support for local law enforcement agencies. The...

This $3,980,000 Project Grant award 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) will fund the Massachusetts State Police Department's Anti-Heroin Task Force. The purpose of this grant is to advance public safety by providing funds to investigate illicit activities related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, and unlawful distribution of...

The State Police Department received a $3,999,411 project grant award 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). The funding will support the State Police Department's efforts to foster statewide collaborative investigations into illicit activities related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, and carfentanil, as well as unlawful distribution of...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $511,991 Cooperative Agreement to the Massachusetts State Police Department to continue operating the Massachusetts Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. This federal grant under CFDA Program 16.543 - Missing Children's Assistance supports the Task Force's efforts to investigate technology-facilitated crimes against children, enhance investigative responses, and prevent...

The Department of Public Safety, Executive Office of Public Safety Division in Boston, Massachusetts has been awarded a $434,881 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention). The primary purpose of this 4-year grant (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2028) is to ensure the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' compliance with the core requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention...

This $997,672 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839 STOP School Violence Program) supports the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) and its partnership with Sandy Hook Promise Foundation to deliver violence prevention programming in Massachusetts schools. Under this grant, Sandy Hook Promise will implement its Know the Signs programs, including the Start With Hello and Say Something trainings, to teach students how to...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Delinquency Prevention Program (CFDA 16.548) to the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government. The grant will fund the Louisville Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods Secondary Gang Prevention Program, which will hire a Project Specialist to coordinate a collective impact approach to reduce the number of youth recruited into gang membership within the...

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) was awarded a $646,754 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to ensure compliance with the core requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and address priorities through October 2026. Funds support compliance monitoring, the State Advisory Group, and subawards. Key activities include regaining compliance with the...

The Narragansett Regional School District received a $120,487 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program to implement the School Violence Prevention Program. Funded under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), the award will support evidence-based programs through October 2025 to improve school security and foster a positive learning environment in Baldwinville and Templeton, Massachusetts. The...

The Massachusetts State Police Department received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The funding will support the State Police Unresolved Case Unit (UCU) and the State Police Crime Lab (MSPCL) in partnering with 10 District Attorneys' Offices across Massachusetts to implement the "Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA" initiative. The project team will utilize Forensic Genetic...