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U. S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison Announces Over $66 Million in Justice Department Grants to Address and Support the Needs of Residents of the Eastern District of Michigan
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan
DETROIT – U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison today announced awards of $66,443,451 in Department of Justice grants to help support a variety of victim assistance programs, emergency management programs, and tribal governments. The grants awarded by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs also included tools to reduce violent crime in the Eastern District of Michigan.
United States Attorney Ison stated, “These awards reflect the many ways that the Department of Justice is engaged to improve the lives of the residents of this District. We are proud to support the work of our state, local, tribal, and community partners across our District and our whole state in a wide range of activities including reducing violent crime, assisting crime victims, supporting tribal governments, and protecting the rights of those who may have been wrongfully accused of crimes.”
Some of the recipients include:
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan received $899,993.00. The tribe is a federally recognized tribe located in central Michigan. With this funding the tribe will implement supports for permanent supportive housing for residents in substance use disorder recovery.
County of Washtenaw, the City of Saginaw, Alternatives for Girls, Sisters Against Abuse Society, Eleven24 Inc., Human Development Commission, Underground Railroad and Sasha Center, Inc. all received awards, totaling nearly $3.8 million, to support community-based programs assisting victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
FORCE Detroit (Faithfully Organizing Resources for Community Empowerment). FORCE Detroit is a culmination of interfaith, grassroots, and public sector leaders committed to having hard conversations about complex community issues. FORCE Detroit received $1,999,998.00. Through this award, FORCE Detroit will implement The Keepers community violence intervention (CVI) program in Detroit. The purpose is to expand and enhance evidence-based and innovative practices that reduce and prevent gun violence in the city’s Warrendale Cody Rouge neighborhood.
Common Ground. Common Ground, nationally recognized as one of the most comprehensive crisis service agencies in the country, received $950,000.00. Through this award, Common Ground Assistance Program will implement the Multi-County Comprehensive Services for Human Trafficking Victims project. The purpose of this project is to sustain, expand, and strengthen victim services for adult and youth human trafficking victims of all genders.
Holocaust Memorial Center. The Holocaust Memorial Center received $1,100,000.00. The Center’s Security Sector and Law Enforcement Professional Education Program provides educational opportunities about the Holocaust and preventing atrocities to the specific needs of local and state security law enforcement agencies. Through this award, the Center’s program will increase outreach activities to develop new partnerships with security sector agencies resulting in at least 2,500 new participants from throughout the state.
County of Washtenaw. The Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office received funding to support the work of its Conviction Integrity and Expungement Unit, which investigates claims of actual innocence to determine whether new, credible, material evidence not previously addressed by any court supports those claims and supports expungement efforts in Washtenaw County.
University of Michigan. In receiving two awards totaling just under $2 million, the University of Michigan will 1) research and evaluate on firearm violence and mass shootings by conducting a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the Safe Storage Campaign in schools across Michigan, and 2) conduct a study on community perception of safety in Detroit.
Michigan State University. MSU received over $2 million for research and development in forensic science for criminal justice purposes.
City of Detroit. The Detroit Police Department received $300,000 to expand its National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) and Detroit Crime Gun Intelligence Center that has proven successful at establishing potential links between multiple crime scenes where the same firearm was used.
Michigan Health and Human Services (DHHS). With this award DHHS will improve engagement with youth and family members throughout the juvenile justice system.
Michigan State Police (MSP). This award will help law enforcement agencies undertake the Mid-Michigan Law Enforcement Modernization Plan by will allow to make critical upgrades to equipment, technology, patrol vehicles and vessels.
Genesee County. The Global Human Oppression Strike Team (GHOST) is a critical piece of law enforcement working to protect communities from the threat of sexual predators. Through this grant, GHOST will continue its efforts in combatting human trafficking and the opioid epidemic.
The awards announced above are being made as part of the regular end-of-fiscal year cycle. More information about these and other OJP awards can be found on the OJP Grant Awards Page.
For the full list of organizations receiving funding please see attached.
About the Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance, and other resources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime; advance equity and fairness in the administration of justice; assist victims; and uphold the rule of law. More information about OJP and its program offices – the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office for Victims of Crime, and SMART Office – can be found at www.ojp.gov.
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN AWARDS
| County of Washtenaw | Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) Initiative | $497,630.00 | Ann Arbor | MI |
| City of Saginaw | Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) Initiative | $448,723.00 | Saginaw | MI |
| Common Ground | Services for Victims of Human Trafficking | $950,000.00 | Bloomfield Hills | MI |
| Community Health and Social Services Center, INC | Legal Assistance for Victims | $749,955.00 | Detroit | MI |
| Avalon Healing Center | Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations | $500,000.00 | Detroit | MI |
| Sara's House Place | Meeting Basic Needs of Underserved Crime Victims | $199,988.00 | Detroit | MI |
| County of Macomb | Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse Against Women Later in Life Program | $750,000.00 | Mount Clemens | MI |
| Alternatives for Girls | Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program | $450,000.00 | Detroit | MI |
| Sisters Against Abuse Society | Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program | $450,000.00 | Westland | MI |
| Eleven24 Inc. | Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program | $475,000.00 | Detroit | MI |
| Human Development Commission | Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program | $500,000.00 | Caro | MI |
| Underground Railroad | Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program | $460,005.00 | Saginaw | MI |
| Sasha Center Inc. | Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program | $475,000.00 | Detroit | MI |
| Holocaust Memorial Center | Provide educational opportunities about the Holocaust | $1,100,000.00 | Farmington Hills | MI |
| City Farmington Hills | Training in Emergency Vehicle Operations | $65,000.00 | Farmington Hills | MI |
| City of Utica | Upgrade current police camera systems, including body-cameras | $153,000.00 | Utica | MI |
| Village of Milford | Equip each officer with a body-worn camera, patrol vehicles with updated in-car cameras, establish a joint de-escalation and response to resistance program | $161,000.00 | Milford | MI |
| Genesee County | Combatting human trafficking and the opioid epidemic | $963,000.00 | Flint | MI |
| Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe | Implement supports for permanent supportive housing residents in substance use disorder recovery | $899,993.00 | Mount Pleasant | MI |
| Wayne County | Postconviction Testing DNA Evidence | $246,309.00 | Detroit | MI |
| County of Oakland | DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) | $436,925.00 | Pontiac | MI |
| County of Washtenaw | Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program | $600,000.00 | Ann Arbor | MI |
| Force Detroit | Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Site-Based | $1,999,998.00 | Detroit | MI |
| City of Sterling Heights | Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training Program | $244,608.00 | Sterling Heights | MI |
| University of Michigan | Measurement of Community Perceptions | $999,999.00 | Ann Arbor | MI |
| University of Michigan | Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence and Mass Shootings | $998,907.00 | Ann Arbor | MI |
| City of Jackson | Project Safe Neighborhoods Formula Grant Program | $336,940.00 | Jackson | MI |
| City of Detroit | Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Cetner Integration Initiative | $300,000.00 | Detroit | MI |
| County of Washtenaw | Family Treatment Court Program | $750,000.00 | Ann Arbor | MI |
| County of Genesee | Adult Treatment Court Program | $763,185.00 | Flint | MI |
STATEWIDE GRANTS
| Michigan Health and Human Services | VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant | $2,680,000.00 | Lansing | MI |
| Michigan Health and Human Services | VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant | $22,802,629.00 | Lansing | MI |
| Michigan Health and Human Services | Sexual Assault Services Formula Program | $1,077,536.00 | Lansing | MI |
| Michigan Health and Human Services | STOP Formula Grant Program | $4,615,493.00 | Lansing | MI |
| Michigan Health and Human Services | Building Local Continuums of Care to Support Youth Success | $825,000.00 | Lansing | MI |
| Michigan Health and Human Services | Juvenile Justice System Reform and Reinvestment Initiative | $1,323,816.00 | Lansing | MI |
| Michigan Department of Attorney General | Postconviction Testing DNA Evidence | $246,275.00 | Lansing | MI |
| Michigan State University | State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers | $41,431.00 | East Lansing | MI |
| Michigan State University | Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes | $2,062,069.00 | East Lansing | MI |
| Department of State Police Michigan | Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance (EFLEA) | $83,625.00 | Lansing | MI |
| Department of State Police Michigan | Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program | $839,464.00 | Lansing | MI |
| Department of State Police Michigan | Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy | $323,365.00 | Lansing | MI |
| Department of State Police Michigan | National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) Supplemental Funding under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act | $1,987,245.00 | Lansing | MI |
| Department of State Police Michigan | DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) | $2,257,585.00 | Lansing | MI |
| Department of State Police Michigan | Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program | $238,061.00 | Lansing | MI |
| Department of State Police Michigan | Make critical upgrades to equipment, technology, patrol vehicles and vessels, to ensure the enduring efficacy of mid-Michigan’s law enforcement | $963,000.00 | Lansing | MI |
| Department of State Police Michigan | Project Safe Neighborhoods Formula Grant Program | $188,638.00 | Lansing | MI |
| Department of State Police Michigan | Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program | $608,161.00 | Lansing | MI |
| Department of State Police Michigan | Byrne Crisis Intervention Program Formula Solicitation | $4,573,367.00 | Lansing | MI |
Updated October 3, 2024
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