The City and County of Denver Police Department received a $1.692 million project grant award from the Executive Office of the President Office of National Drug Control Policy to support initiatives under the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. Through coordinated law enforcement efforts, the funding will aid in dismantling and disrupting drug trafficking and money laundering organizations operating in Colorado. Performance will be measured by...
The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1,600,000 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) Project Grant to the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) and sub-recipients Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) and University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The grant will fund a collaborative initiative to address the opioid crisis in Clark County, Nevada through a public health-focused overdose...
The County of El Paso, Texas will receive $1,454,590 under a two-year Project Grant award from the Executive Office of the President Office of National Drug Control Policy to support the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program. The grant will facilitate cooperation among federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in El Paso to share intelligence and coordinate enforcement activities aimed at reducing drug trafficking and production. Performance will be measured by the...
This Project Grant award of $386,672 from the Executive Office of the President Office of National Drug Control Policy will fund services delivered through the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program. Administered by the Montana Department of Justice Central Services Division, with the Montana Department of Public Health as parent awardee, the grant aims to reduce drug trafficking and production in the United States. Key services to be provided from January 2022 to December 2023 include...
The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program awarded $10.6 million to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office through December 2023 to reduce illicit drug supply. Administered by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, this project grant aims to dismantle and disrupt drug trafficking and money laundering organizations through coordinated law enforcement initiatives. Performance is measured by improved effectiveness of these initiatives. The Sheriff's Office will facilitate cooperation...
This Project Grant award of $154,000 from the Executive Office of the President Office of National Drug Control Policy will support the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program. Administered by the County of Delaware District Attorney, the award will aid federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in reducing illicit drug supply through information sharing and coordinated enforcement efforts. Performance will be measured by dismantling and disrupting drug trafficking and...
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was awarded a $933,421 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The goal of this funding is to assist eligible state and local governments to increase DNA laboratory capacity and reduce the number of forensic DNA samples awaiting analysis in casework and database sections....
This Project Grant award of $289,468 from the Executive Office of the President Office of National Drug Control Policy will fund services delivered through the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program. Administered by the Delaware Department of Justice, the award will support law enforcement coordination and intelligence sharing initiatives from January 2022 through December 2023. Consistent with the program's goal of reducing drug production and trafficking within the United States,...
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) and Community Action Against Rape dba Signs of Hope (SOH) will each receive $750,000 in funding under a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime to support the Southern Nevada Human Trafficking Task Force (SNHTTF). The funding will support the SNHTTF's mission to prevent and investigate human trafficking, protect victims, and provide survivor-centered services through October...
This federal Formula Grant award for $294,696 was provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (CFDA 16.742). The award will support three forensic crime laboratories in Nevada: Las Vegas Metro Police Department Forensic Laboratory (LVMPD) will use $134,154 to procure a service contract and equipment for their chemistry and toxicology units, provide opioid training for two employees, and acquire equipment and cover...