Cooperative Agreement 90ADPI0026

The Liberty County Sheriff's Office in Hinesville, GA was awarded a $120,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015). The funding will support the Bringing the Lost Home program to establish protocols and training for first responders, distribute scent kits and collection materials, and raise public awareness to help locate individuals with dementia or...

The Newton County Sheriff's Office (NCSO) was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015). The funding will be used to establish and operate the "Bringing the Lost Home" (BLH) program, which aims to locate and prevent wandering of individuals with dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease, or developmental disabilities, such as autism. The program will...

This $150,000 Project Grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), part of the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, will fund the Sokaogon Chippewa Community Police Department's "Bringing the Lost Home" (BLH) program. The BLH program aims to locate and prevent wandering of individuals with forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease, or developmental disabilities, such as autism, who are prone to wandering from safe environments. The grant will enable...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015) to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) in Florida. The grant project aims to increase Palm Beach County's capacity to reduce injury and death of missing individuals with dementia and developmental disabilities. Key project activities include: Increasing public awareness of missing persons with dementia and...

The City of Boston Police Department (BPD) received a $142,079 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015). The funding will be used to provide locative tracking technology (radio frequency tracking) to 275 families of individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities who have a tendency to wander, as well as 50 emergency ID bracelets. This grant supports the...

The Brockton Police Department (BPD) was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015). The funding will be used to implement the Brockton Project Lifesaver program, which aims to protect up to 100 individuals with Alzheimer's disease, other forms of dementia, and developmental disabilities who are at risk of wandering. The program will provide Project...

The City of Huntington, West Virginia has been awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.015 - Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program) to implement a locative technology program called "Blue Lights the Way Home." The program will provide GPS tracking devices to individuals with cognitive impairments such as Alzheimer's, autism, and dementia to help prevent wandering incidents and reduce injuries or deaths....

The Senior Resource Alliance Area Agency on Aging of Central Florida, Inc. has been awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015). The grant will fund the "Bringing the Lost Home" project, which aims to establish and operate a holistic, proactive program to locate or prevent the wandering of individuals with forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease, or...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Minot State University to support the "Project FIND SAFE II" program. The funding will be used to develop programs designed to prevent and respond effectively to the wandering of individuals with dementia, Alzheimer's, or developmental disabilities. Key activities include: Providing prevention and response training for healthcare agencies, law enforcement, public safety agencies,...

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) was awarded a $499,982 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (CFDA 16.710 - Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants) to develop a guidance document on interviewing individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). IACP will partner with The Arc of the United States, an IDD-focused disability rights organization, to create the guidance...