Cooperative Agreement NU90TP921961

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $3,997,027 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI). This grant funding will be used by the KBI, the primary state law enforcement agency for Kansas, to investigate illicit activities related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, and unlawful prescription opioid trafficking....

The Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) was awarded a $312,641 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593). The grant will be used to enhance an existing substance abuse recovery program (SARP) at the Women's Correctional Facility in Topeka, Kansas, and establish a new recovery-oriented living unit for male inmates at the Lansing Correctional Facility. The key objectives are to increase the number...

The Overland Park Police Department in Overland Park, Kansas will utilize a $232,154 grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program to enhance its crisis intervention and behavioral health services. Specifically, the funding will allow the police department to achieve Crisis Intervention Team agency certification, hire two additional co-responders to provide around-the-clock crisis response, and send two crisis intervention team members to relevant...

The City of Lawrence, MA was awarded a $1,298,760 Project Grant under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The purpose of the 3-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, is to implement a comprehensive continuum of care for substance misuse prevention in Lawrence, with a focus on reducing disproportionate rates of opioid and stimulant misuse and overdoses among...

This federal Project Grant award of $496,035.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding supports the Kentucky Department of State Police in investigating illicit activities related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, and prescription opioid trafficking. The goal is to advance public safety through...

The County of Reno received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant will fund two key initiatives: 1) Establishment of a Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program within the Reno County Correctional Facility to provide evidence-based treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder, and 2) Implementation of an Overdose Fatality Review Board to engage multi-disciplinary...

This $421,061 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593) will support a trauma-informed, gender-responsive substance abuse treatment program for female inmates at the Kansas Department of Corrections Women's Correctional Facility in Topeka, Kansas. The program aims to address substance abuse and recidivism risk factors among participants through a...

The St. Louis County Department of Public Health (DPH) in Missouri was awarded a $1,395,218 grant over three years from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP, CFDA 16.838). The grant will fund the Substance Use Public Health Emergency Response (SUPHER) program, which aims to address the needs of justice-involved individuals and reduce drug overdoses through several key initiatives:...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) aims to reduce unintentional overdose deaths and opioid/stimulant-related hospital admissions in 10 rural counties in southwestern Oklahoma. Key activities include equipping law enforcement and first responders with harm reduction kits, fostering collaboration between first responders and treatment providers, and reducing the...

This $1.4 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will support implementation of Missouri's first statewide prescription drug monitoring program under the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. The Joint Oversight Task Force for Prescription Drug Monitoring will utilize funding to train and educate prescribers and dispensers throughout the state on processes to submit data and comply with Missouri law. This...