Project Grant FPEI220092

The New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety, through its Office of the Attorney General, has been awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention Federal Grant Program (CFDA 16.752) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant will be used to increase the New Jersey State Police's (NJSP) criminal investigations capabilities related to intellectual property enforcement statewide. The NJSP will collaborate with...

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 Multnomah County District Attorney's Office received a $374,986 Project Grant award from 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 comprehensive project aims to strengthen intellectual property (IP) enforcement in Oregon and beyond by: 1) aggressively investigating and enforcing IP theft, focusing on counterfeit drugs and auto parts that pose health and safety risks; 2) engaging...

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, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $323,365 Project Grant under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752) to the Michigan State Police (MSP) and the Michigan Attorney General's Office (MIAG). The grant will fund the Focused Organized Retail Crimes Enforcement Task Force's efforts to investigate and respond to intellectual property crimes and technology-enabled offenses. Key activities include: Providing sworn overtime...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Training, Inc. (IADLEST). The funding will be used to modernize the Code of Police Ethics and establish a national model standard for law enforcement ethics. This two-year project will convene a working group...

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 U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $598,409 Project Grant under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CFDA 16.746) to Life After Justice, a minority-owned non-profit organization, to enhance their capacity to identify, investigate, and litigate non-DNA wrongful convictions involving incentivized informants. Key activities include specialized case intake, thorough case investigation, consultation with experts, and litigation. The grant aims to prevent and...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women 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 will fund a 3-year project to enhance the investigation and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking crimes in the local community. Key activities include establishing a...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $974,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to Enough IS Enough, a non-profit organization based in Vienna, VA. The grant will fund the Virginia Children's Internet Safety Initiative, which aims to educate and empower Virginia residents, including law enforcement, to prevent the online exploitation of children. Key activities include launching the...