The New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety, operating as the Office of the Attorney General, has been awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.752 Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program). The grant will be used to increase the criminal investigations capabilities of the state's Intellectual Property Enforcement Task Force. The task force will work with allied law enforcement partners to combat crimes...
This $374,986 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752) aims to strengthen intellectual property (IP) enforcement in the state of Oregon and beyond. The key objectives of the project are: Aggressive investigation and enforcement of IP theft, focusing on counterfeit drugs and auto parts that pose health and safety risks. Development and implementation of a community and buyer awareness campaign...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI) (CFDA 14.418), awarded a $850,000 Project Grant to Long Island Housing Services, Inc. to address housing discrimination on Long Island, New York. The grant, awarded on July 29, 2024 for the period of July 2024 to July 2026, will enable Long Island Housing Services to provide comprehensive fair housing services, including advocacy, education, and...
This $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705), will expand the accessibility and usage of non-commercial databases and complementary tools that identify wealth held by politically exposed persons (PEPs) and their relatives and affiliates. The award recipient, the Center for Advanced Defense Studies, Inc. (doing business as C4Ads), is a non-profit...
The City of New Port Richey, Florida was awarded a $216,498 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The grant will support the city's efforts to enhance investigations and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Key activities include: 1) procurement of a UV camera to better photograph injuries; 2)...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Training, Inc. (IADLEST) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The purpose of this 24-month project is to modernize the Code of Police Ethics and establish a national model standard for law enforcement ethics. IADLEST will convene a working group of...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $499,998 Project Grant under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) to the State Attorneys Office-17Th Circuit in Broward County, Florida. The grant project, titled "Enhancing Investigations and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP)," aims to expand and improve the capacity of law enforcement and...
This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.590 - Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program) will support the Puerto Rico Department of Justice (PRDOJ), in partnership with Coordinadora Paz para las Mujeres (CPM), to expand and improve their capacity to investigate and prosecute domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases throughout Puerto Rico. Key activities...
This $323,365 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.752 - Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention) will fund the Focused Organized Retail Crimes Enforcement Task Force (FORCE) in Michigan. The Task Force, a collaboration between the Michigan State Police (MSP) and Michigan Attorney General's Office (MIAG), is pursuing large-scale organized retail crime and intellectual property theft cases. The funding will support sworn...
The Monroe County District Attorney's Office, in partnership with the Willow Domestic Violence Center, received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.590 - Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program). The grant award, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable the implementation of a Domestic Violence Response Team, the hiring of a...