Project Grant SP13119

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...

The Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority received a $444,032.52 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement the MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO ARRESTEES PROJECT. The grant was awarded under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) on October 1, 2017 for completion by March 31, 2022. The goal of the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program is to support cross-system...

This $765,628 Project Grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838) supports a collaborative initiative led by the Jefferson County Health Department in Missouri. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year grant, which began on October 1, 2024, include: Enhancing drug take-back programs in Jefferson County to increase the capacity for receiving and safely disposing of...

The Terrebonne Parish District Attorney's Office received a $320,721 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant funds will be used to enhance the district's Extensive Narcotics Diversion (END) program, a pre-booking and post-booking treatment alternative that diverts non-violent felony drug offenders from incarceration into case management and...

The Jefferson County Commission received a $102,455 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Gulf States Regional Law Enforcement Technology Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.843) program. The award period was from December 1, 2019 to November 30, 2021 to improve information and intelligence sharing with adjacent jurisdictions and throughout the Gulf States region. Specifically, the funding...

The 19th Judicial District Court (19JDC) in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The award will be used to enhance the 19JDC's adult Recovery Court program by: 1) Contracting with a subject matter expert to identify workflow barriers and develop strategies for earlier identification and placement of potential participants; 2) Hiring a judicial liaison to attend...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 awarded Jefferson Davis Parish Police Jury a Congressionally Mandated Projects (CFDA 66.202) cooperative agreement for $381,974.00, effective September 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 1, 2028. This award funds a comprehensive drinking water infrastructure improvement project designated in the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act. The project will upgrade and expand the public water...

The Jefferson Davis County School District was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program on October 1, 2021 to implement a School Violence Prevention Program through September 30, 2024. The COPS Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program aims to enhance public safety through community policing strategies and collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Through this...

The United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana (USAO) was awarded a $133,742 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) program. The funding will support the USAO's comprehensive strategy to combat the rise in violent crimes, such as carjackings, theft, robbery, and shootings, across 13 parishes in the Eastern District of Louisiana. The grant enables the USAO to partner with local, state, and federal law enforcement...

This Project Grant award of $1,600,000, provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) through the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838), will allow Jefferson County, Alabama to expand evidence-based substance use treatment and peer recovery support services to a pretrial population at high risk for overdose. The proposed initiative will address the allowable use of implementing evidence-based substance use disorder treatment related to opioids,...