Project Grant FPE2I22061

This Project Grant award, totaling $374,986, was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752). The grant aims to strengthen intellectual property (IP) enforcement in Oregon and beyond by the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office. Key objectives include: Aggressively investigating and enforcing IP theft, focusing on counterfeit drugs and auto parts that pose health and safety...

The North Carolina Secretary of State received a $375,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752). This award is supporting the expansion of the statewide Anti-Counterfeiting Trademark Taskforce, which now includes over 100 members from local law enforcement agencies, campus police, and state/federal partners across North Carolina. The grant is enabling the taskforce...

The Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of State, awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Trans-National Crime program (CFDA 19.705) to the Center for International Private Enterprise, Inc. (CIPE) to mitigate foreign investment risks in Chile through engagement and collaboration with the private sector, civil society, and the public sector. The award was terminated in alignment with an Executive Order or ALDAC. CIPE, a Washington...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, Inc. The purpose of the grant is to expand the capacity of CCRI's Image Abuse Helpline, the nation's only 24/7 hotline assisting victims and survivors of image-based sexual abuse (IBSA). Key services to be provided include crisis intervention, safety...

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. This grant supports the Enhancing Investigations and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) project, which aims to expand and improve the capacity of law enforcement...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752) to the Tulsa County District Attorney's Office in Oklahoma. The grant is supporting the development of the Tulsa County Intellectual Property Enforcement Program, which is aimed at preventing and reducing intellectual property crimes in Tulsa County. Key activities include: Establishing and operating an intellectual...

The National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), a Virginia-based non-profit organization, was awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The funding will be used to create a community awareness toolkit with training curricula, videos, handouts, and other resources for law enforcement to educate the public on topics such as...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program will be used by the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Training, Inc. (IADLEST) to modernize the Code of Police Ethics and establish a national law enforcement ethics model standard. The project aims to promote equity, professionalism, and community trust in policing by convening subject matter experts to collaboratively update the...

The Nevada Office of the Attorney General, in partnership with several local entities, received a $500,000 continuation award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). This 3-year grant project will continue improving the criminal justice system's response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking throughout the state of Nevada. Key activities include: Increasing participation...

The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office received a $599,988 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CFDA 16.746) to enhance the capacity of the office's Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU). The funding will enable the CIU to better identify and assess post-conviction claims of innocence, bring justice for victims, prevent future injustices, and promote racial equity in the criminal justice system. Key objectives...