Project Grant 90FD0092

This $35,197,782 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units program (CFDA 93.775) supports the Texas Attorney General's Office in investigating and prosecuting Medicaid provider fraud as well as patient abuse or neglect in health facilities, board and care facilities, and non-institutional settings. The grant funding enables comprehensive law enforcement operations, including...

This $922,990 federal Formula Grant award to the Attorney General of Texas, provided through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families' Grants to States for Access and Visitation Programs (CFDA 93.597), supports the delivery of services that facilitate access and visitation for non-custodial parents. Funded activities include mediation, counseling, education, and development of parenting plans to help non-custodial parents maintain meaningful...

The Texas Attorney General's Office received a $533,200 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) to support the state's Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit. The grant will provide additional resources to effectively investigate unsolved homicides referred to the unit from agencies across Texas, leading to an increase in the capacity of local departments to solve and prosecute violent crimes. Since 2021, the Cold Case and...

The federal Block Grant award in the amount of $617,031,903.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.563 - Child Support Services) to the Attorney General of Texas. The funding supports the state's child support enforcement efforts, including locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child and spousal support orders to ensure children receive adequate financial support. Key services delivered through this grant include comprehensive case...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded $52.7 million to the Attorney General of Texas under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units federal grant program (CFDA 93.775) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The funding supports investigations and prosecutions of Medicaid provider fraud, as well as patient abuse or neglect in health facilities, board and care facilities, and among Medicaid beneficiaries in...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $741,780 Cooperative Agreement to the Attorney General of Texas to maintain, expand, and improve the effectiveness of the Southern Texas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. The funding supports the ICAC Task Force's efforts to prevent, interdict, investigate, and prosecute internet crimes against children and technology-facilitated child exploitation across 134 counties in...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) was awarded a $374,410 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA #16.750). The grant will fund two case manager positions to monitor sex offender compliance and ensure oversight of the sex offender registration process from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Funds will also support general office supplies, equipment, and...

The Texas Department of Family & Protective Services was awarded a $3,268,000 Formula Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments program (CFDA 93.603) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The objective of the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentives program is to provide incentives to States and eligible Tribes to increase annually the number of...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $319,830 Formula Grant to the Governor, Texas Office Of The Office Of The Governor State Of Texas Division under the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (CFDA 16.735) to support efforts to achieve compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards in Texas juvenile facilities. The funding will be used to strengthen PREA standards related to investigations, staff training, and incident reviews, as the state works to...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance supports the Innocence Project of Texas (IPTX) under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CCLI) and Wrongful Conviction Review Program (CFDA 16.746). The $597,387 award will enable IPTX to enhance its capacity to identify and correct wrongful convictions in Texas by improving its intake and case management processes, data collection and analysis, and recruiting and...