Project Grant 2043192

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $694,937 Project Grant under the Children of Incarcerated Parents (CFDA 16.831) program to Children of Promise, NYC (CPNYC). The funding will support CPNYC's "Voices from Afar: Strengthening Connections between Children and Incarcerated Parents" program. Key activities include strengthening relationships with correctional facilities, facilitating trauma-informed trainings for...

The University of Wisconsin - Madison was awarded a $119,999 project grant by the National Institute of Justice (CFDA 16.560 National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants) to study children's contact with their incarcerated parents. The purpose of this 2-year study is to provide evidence for programs that incarceration facilities can offer to support families experiencing separation due to incarceration. The project will utilize a mixed-methods design to: (a)...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $0.00 Project Grant to Civic Heart Community Services of Houston, Texas under the Children of Incarcerated Parents federal grant program (CFDA 16.831). The goal of this three-year grant project, running from October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2020, is to develop and expand services that meet the needs of incarcerated parents and their children to prevent violent crime, reduce...

This Project Grant award of $1,001,902, funded by the National Institute of Justice under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.540) program, supports a longitudinal study to expand the understanding of intergenerational risk and protective processes for families with extensive criminal legal system involvement. The study will follow 158 women and their offspring (estimated N=200) over 3 years, collecting data on delinquency, offending, justice system contact, and associated...

This $691,814 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.831 - Children of Incarcerated Parents) will support the Vanderburgh Parenting Reentry Program implemented by the Vanderburgh County Superior Court in Indiana. The program aims to improve services for incarcerated individuals, their children, and their families, with a focus on marginalized Black, Haitian, and Latino communities. Key services include...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $691,814 project grant under the Children of Incarcerated Parents (CFDA 16.831) program to the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD). The grant funding will enable DYCD to partner with the New York City Department of Corrections (DOC) to expand a fatherhood initiative pilot at Rikers Correctional Facility. The goal of the fatherhood initiative is to empower...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.831 - Children of Incarcerated Parents) provides $691,814 to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners to support their "Parents and Children Together (PACT)" initiative. The program is designed to assist fathers appearing before the Franklin County Common Pleas Court who are at risk of long-term incarceration, as well as incarcerated fathers in the Franklin...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (CFDA 16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) provides $971,369 to Bowling Green State University and Florida State University to conduct a longitudinal, three-generation study on the persistence and desistance of delinquency and criminal behavior. The researchers will add new survey and interview waves to the ongoing Toledo Adolescent Relationship Study, which has followed a population-based...

This $764,508 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.738 - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program) will support the Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC) in evaluating, refining, and expanding its Parenting Sentencing Alternative (PSA) programs. The PSA programs are designed to reunify or keep incarcerated individuals with their children and families by providing access to parenting...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $691,811 Project Grant under the Children of Incarcerated Parents (CFDA 16.831) program to Volunteers of America Northern New England (VOANNE). The grant will fund the "Uplifting Families Together" project, which aims to improve outcomes for incarcerated parents/caregivers and their minor children in York and Cumberland Counties, Maine. The project will implement programs and...