For Immediate Release:
January 18, 2024
Contact:
Grace Hoge
[email protected]
Governor Kelly Announces More than $2M to Improve Criminal Justice System &
Crime Victims Services
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that more than $2.3 million will be awarded to 28 Kansas agencies to improve the criminal justice system and enhance support services for crime victims.
“These investments into our criminal justice system and crime victims service programs will make our communities safer,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “These grants provide the funding necessary to strengthen crime prevention and crime victims services, address equipment and technology needs, and support mental health services.”
This funding comes from the 2024 Federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program.
The Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (KCJCC) oversees the criminal justice federal funding made available to Kansas through the U.S. Department of Justice. The KCJCC membership is representative of the Governor, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Corrections, the Superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol, and the Director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
A total of $2,344,580 was awarded.
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2024 Justice Assistance Grant Awards
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County
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Organization Name
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Grant Award
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Bourbon
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Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office
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$18,250
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Cherokee
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Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office
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$29,751
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Coffey
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Coffey County Sheriff’s Office
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$60,400
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Douglas
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The Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center
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$33,611
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Ellis
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Northwest Kansas Community Corrections
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$99,045
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Jackson
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Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
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$124,736
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Johnson
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Johnson County Crime Lab
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$100,000
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Johnson
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Merriam Police Department
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$102,172
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Johnson
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One Heart Project
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$74,221
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Leavenworth
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Basehor Police Department
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$37,500
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Leavenworth
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Brothers In Blue Reentry
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$96,620
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Logan
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Oakley Police Department
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$73,000
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Lyon
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5th Judicial District Community Corrections
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$36,730
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Marshall
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Marysville Police Department
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$43,008
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Meade
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Meade County Sheriff’s Office
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$39,128
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Miami
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Miami County Sheriff’s Office
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$224,361
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Montgomery
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Coffeyville Police Department
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$45,487
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Morris
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Council Grove Police Department
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$9,319
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Ottawa
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Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office
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$30,027
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Riley
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Sunflower Children’s Collective
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$12,863
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Saline
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28th Judicial District Community Corrections
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$26,775
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Saline
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Kansas Wesleyan University
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$89,521
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Shawnee
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Kansas Department of Corrections
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$136,004
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Shawnee
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Kansas Judicial Branch
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$219,842
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Sumner
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Wellington Police Department
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$143,933
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Wyandotte
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Avenue of Life
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$74,119
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Wyandotte
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Unified Gov’t. of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas
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$170,432
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Wyandotte
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Village Initiative
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$193,725
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TOTAL
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$2,344,580
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