Project Grant SP014413

The Bullock County Board of Education received a three-year, $478,356 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant will support the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) from October 2021 through September 2024. Through this funding, the Bullock County School System will implement evidence-based strategies to develop partnerships between law enforcement...

This Project Grant award of $227,000.00 from the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) aims to combat rural crime and gang activity among youth in Pelham, Georgia. The "Creating Healthy Alternatives Neutralizing Gangs (CHNGE) Project" will deploy an operations analyst to implement data collection methods for identifying gang-affiliated youth and connecting them with mentors. This initiative targets...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $739,172 under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners. The four-year project grant will enhance the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit Adult Treatment Court in Georgia through evidence-based screening, expanded enrollment to 65 clients annually serving 195 total over the grant period, additional co-occurring disorder training for staff, and clinical...

The Clayton County Board of Commissioners received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.585 Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program) to enhance their adult drug court program. The grant will fund the hiring of four treatment counselors to deliver evidence-based substance use recovery services, as well as one peer specialist to assist participants in maintaining recovery and rebuilding family/community connections. The...

The Dooly County Board of Education received a $465,184 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program to implement the School Violence Prevention Program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Under this Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), the Dooly County Board of Education will use the funding to improve school security and promote a positive learning environment....

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) will enable Floyd County Fiscal Court and its partners to implement a comprehensive substance use prevention, diversion, and treatment program for youth under 18 in Floyd County, Kentucky. Key program activities include: 1) Developing and implementing court-based substance use diversion services and...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $748,818 Project Grant to Beginning New Outreach, Inc., a minority-owned nonprofit organization, to deliver an evidence-based substance abuse prevention program curriculum paired with positive youth development (PYD) services. The project will focus on youth ages 10-17 in Muscogee County, Georgia, providing the Narconon: Truth About Drugs prevention curriculum and PYD services in areas such as...

The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners was awarded a $363,847 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The funding will be used to establish a Family Treatment Court (FTC) in Cherokee County, Georgia to improve the lives of families affected by parental substance abuse. The FTC will provide trauma-informed, evidence-based substance...

The Douglas County Community Service Board (DCCSB) received a $1.2 million project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP). The goal of COSSUP, as established under the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, is to provide financial and technical assistance to address substance use disorders. Under this three-year award beginning October 1, 2021 and...

The Huron County Prevention Coalition was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (DFC Support Program, CFDA 93.276). The Coalition will work to decrease alcohol and marijuana use among Huron County youth through collaboration, education, and youth empowerment initiatives. As the primary awardee, the Huron County Job and Family Services will implement prevention programs and services from...