The federal Project Grant award of $121,000 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Education and Prevention Grants to Reduce Sexual Abuse of Runaway, Homeless and Street Youth program (CFDA 93.557). The grant will fund a Street Outreach Program (SOP) delivered by The Salvation Army in Onondaga County, New York to provide comprehensive street-based services to runaway, homeless, and street youth under the age of 22 who are at...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $161,049 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Broward County Sheriff's Office (BSO) in Florida. The funding will be used to bolster BSO's support, particularly during non-traditional hours, for the over 2,800 individuals experiencing homelessness in Broward County. Specifically, the grant will provide approximately 1,075...
The Getting Out & Staying Out Inc. (GOSO) received a $2 million Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to enhance its Stand Against Violence East Harlem (SAVE) youth violence intervention and prevention program. Funded under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) program, GOSO will expand its evidence-based Cure Violence model to provide additional trauma-informed mental health services...
The Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc. (CAPSLO) was awarded a $999,980 federal Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243). The grant funds the San Luis Obispo Homeless Recovery Hub (SLO-HUB), which integrates treatment and services for homeless individuals, youth, and families with co-occurring mental...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to the Newark Community Street Team Inc. (NCST) under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839). The grant funds the Newark Community Street Team's "Safe Passage Program" (SPP), a comprehensive initiative designed to enhance safety for students traveling to and from school in Newark's South and West Wards. The SPP deploys trained outreach workers to provide a visible presence and...
The School District of Philadelphia received a $500,000 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), this three-year award will support evidence-based programs and school safety technologies through September 2025. The grant funds will be used to improve security at schools and on school grounds...
The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $148,000 Project Grant under the Education and Prevention Grants to Reduce Sexual Abuse of Runaway, Homeless and Street Youth program (CFDA 93.557) to Safe Children Coalition, Inc., operating as YMCA, in Sarasota, Florida. This 3-year grant, with an award date of September 30, 2024 and ultimate completion date of September 29, 2027, will fund the organization's Street Reach Program. The Street...
The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Corporation received a $1,807,491 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant, titled "STREET HIV OUTREACH TO ENGAGE UNSHELTERED POPULATIONS IN TREATMENT (SHOUT)", will serve 275 unsheltered individuals with substance use disorder and at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS over...
The federal Project Grant award of $150,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Education and Prevention Grants to Reduce Sexual Abuse of Runaway, Homeless and Street Youth program (CFDA 93.557). The grant, awarded to Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc., a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C., supports the organization's Street Outreach Program. This program provides comprehensive street-based services to runaway,...
The City of Boston Police Department (BPD) was awarded a $1,124,566 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.838 - Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program) to implement the Boston FY23 COSSUP Diversion Program. Key objectives include: 1) increasing coordination across BPD, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, and North Suffolk Community Services, Inc. to address the opioid epidemic in the Mass & Cass area;...