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October 1, 2024 - Vol. 30, Issue 19
Twice monthly highlights from the Office of Justice Programs




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* FROM THE VAULT [ #didyouknow ]





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A MESSAGE FROM ACTING ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
BRENT J. COHEN

In our ongoing efforts to reshape community safety, I want to share some significant updates that highlight our dedication to innovation and collaboration.

Last week in Seattle [ [link removed] ], OJP marked two years of our Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI), the landmark grant program dedicated to community-driven safety solutions. We commemorated this anniversary with an event featuring local leaders and organizations leveraging CVIPI funding to drive down violence and strengthen safety across King County. The event went beyond commemoration; it was a powerful demonstration of how local, state and federal partners can work together to build out a community safety infrastructure that is up to the challenge of tackling gun violence.

The momentum from Seattle carried directly to the White House, where President Biden announced new actions to address gun violence, including new investments from OJP. As part of this comprehensive effort, the President announced that OJP is awarding an additional $85 million to support community violence intervention programs, related research, and training and technical assistance nationwide. This investment brings our total funding for the initiative to over $272 million since its start in 2022.

The President also announced that OJP is awarding more than $135 million in funding under the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program, which supports the creation and/or implementation of extreme risk protection order programs, state crisis intervention court proceedings and related programs and initiatives.

The grants announced last week are just one piece of OJP's broader $4 billion investment in safety and justice. OJP is awarding more than 3,800 fiscal year 2024 grants to fuel efforts across the nation to reduce violence, enhance victim services and drive meaningful improvements in our criminal and juvenile justice systems.

As we roll out these resources, we're investing in a vision of community safety that is responsive, fair and grounded in local realities. The challenges we face are complex, but I'm constantly inspired by the commitment and innovation from our partners across the country.

Brent Cohen [ [link removed] ]

Your work—whether as a local leader, community advocate, researcher or justice professional—remains the driving force behind the change we see. As we move forward, I know we can continue to find creative ways to keep our communities' needs central to all we do.

Thank you for your continued partnership in this important work.



*Brent J. Cohen
*Acting Assistant Attorney General






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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS





Community Supervision Resource Center [ [link removed] ]

***What is the Community Supervision Resource Center?
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Funded by the BJA, the Community Supervision Resource Center (CSRC) [ [link removed] ] supports research-based and data-driven community supervision approaches that achieve safety, success, and equity for justice-system agencies, the people they serve, and their communities.

 

 




Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying Prevention Curriculum [ [link removed] ]

**Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying Prevention Curriculum**

OJJDP's Preventing Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying [ [link removed] ] initiative is designed to build protective factors in youth, change the attitude and behavior of young people who commit hate crime offenses, and help individuals working with these youth to better understand the potential of advanced communications technologies to break down cultural barriers and address bias.

Read the press release: New Curriculum on Bullying and Hate Crimes Empowers Students and Fosters Respectful Communities [ [link removed] ].






Forensic genetic genealogy [ [link removed] ]

**Forensic Genetic Genealogy**

Forensic genetic genealogy uses DNA and genealogy to identify suspects and unidentified victims, solving cases once thought unsolvable. Read our new success spotlight [ [link removed] ] to learn how this technology recently helped identify and convict a serial rapist




OVC From the Director's Desk [ [link removed] ]

*From the Director's Desk with OVC Director Kristina Rose*

During this briefing [ [link removed] ], Director Rose shared information about our Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation and Victim Assistance Data Dashboards, the September 25 observance of the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, recent site visits, and the Crime Victims Fund.






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FUNDING NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES

* Open Opportunities:
* Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program —
State Solicitation [ [link removed] ] | BJA
Deadline Grants.gov 10/10/2024 and JustGrants 10/17/2024
* Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program —
Local Solicitation [ [link removed] ] | BJA
Deadline Grants.gov 10/16/2024 and JustGrants 10/22/2024
* Evaluation of BJA Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP): Scan of Practices and Evaluability Assessments [ [link removed] ] | NIJ
Deadline Grants.gov 11/19/2024 and JustGrants 12/3/2024

* Award Announcement: Justice Department Awards Nearly $30M to Combat the Rise of Hate and Bias Crimes [ [link removed] ] | OJP
* See the Funding Resource Center for Opportunities & Awards [ [link removed] ], Applicant Resources [ [link removed] ], and Recipient Resources [ [link removed] ] | OJP
* Subscribe to Funding News [ [link removed] ] for weekly funding announcements and tips | OJP
* October Weekly Training Webinars [ [link removed] ] are available:
* Entity Management [ [link removed] ]
* Application Submission [ [link removed] ]
* Grant Award Acceptance [ [link removed] ]
* Post-Award Management [ [link removed] ]

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***What To Expect After Submitting Your OJP Application for Funding
***If an application is selected for funding: 


* The assigned Application Submitter, Authorized Representative(s), and Entity Administrator will receive an email notice from JustGrants.
* Users will see the new award under their entity's "Awards" section in JustGrants.

Status updates for submitted applications are not available. DOJ staff will contact you if they have any questions or require additional information regarding your application for funding.






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EVENTS & WEBINARS

* As you plan for National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month [ [link removed] ] and Cybersecurity Awareness Month [ [link removed] ] this October, OVC TTAC offers several resources | OVC
* The Youth Protective Factors Study: Risk, Strengths, and Reoffending [ [link removed] ] | NIJ/OJJDP
10/2/2024 | 2 p.m. ET
* Navigating Domestic Violence Protection Orders & Extreme Risk Protection Orders [ [link removed] ] | BJA
10/7/2024 | 1 p.m. ET
* OJJDP's 50th Anniversary Administrators' Forum: "JJDPA Through the Decades" [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
10/8/2024 | 1 p.m. ET | Washington, DC
* Part 200 Uniform Requirements: Office of Justice Programs Q&A Session [ [link removed] ] | OJP
10/8/2024 | 3 p.m. ET
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Recognizing Trauma in Older Adults and Adopting Trauma-Informed Principles: Implications
for Law Enforcement [ [link removed] ] | OVC
10/10/2024 | 12 p.m. ET


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Expert Q&A: Interpersonal Violence and Strangulation [ [link removed] ] | OVC
10/10/2024 | 2 p.m. ET


* OVC From the Director's Desk [ [link removed] ] | OVC
10/10/2024 | 3 p.m. ET
* Part 200 Uniform Requirements: Office of Justice Programs Q&A Session [ [link removed] ] |OJP
10/15/2024 | 2 p.m. ET
* International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference and Exposition [ [link removed] ] | OJP
10/19/2024 - 10/22/2024 | Boston, MA
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Utilizing Decision-Making Capacity Assessments in Criminal Cases [ [link removed] ] | OVC
11/14/2024 | 12 p.m. ET


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2024 OJJDP National Conference [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
11/19/2024 – 11/21/2024 | Washington, DC


* See Justice Events [ [link removed] ] for additional upcoming resources | OJP





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PUBLICATIONS

* Criminal Victimization, 2023 [ [link removed] ] | BJS
* CtrSVDD: A Benchmark Dataset and Baseline Analysis for Controlled Singing Voice Deepfake Detection [ [link removed] ] | NIJ
* Detecting Fentanyl Use Through Court-Ordered Mandatory Drug Testing [ [link removed] ] | NIJ
* Jails in Indian Country, 2023 [ [link removed] ] | BJS
* OJJDP News @ a Glance, September 2024 [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
* OJP Behavioral Health Fact Sheet [ [link removed] ] | OJP
* Public comments requested on reinstating a previously approved data collection with changes: Census of Public Defender Offices [ [link removed] ] by November 12 | NIJ
* Quantitative Matching of Forensic Evidence Fragments Using Fracture Surface Topography and Statistical Learning [ [link removed] ] | NIJ
* Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2022 [ [link removed] ] | BJS
* Trends for Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 1999–2018: The First 20 Years of the Permanent Brady Act Period [ [link removed] ] | BJS
* Video: Department of Justice Reaffirms National Commitment To Youth Justice Reform [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
* Additional publications [ [link removed] ] | OJP





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*CAREER OPPORTUNITIES*

* Chief of Staff [ [link removed] ] | OVC
Open: 9/23/2024 to 10/2/2024
* Writer-Editor [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
Open: 9/19/2024 to 10/3/2024
* Grants Management Specialist [ [link removed] ] | SMART
Open: 9/16/2024 to 10/7/2024
* OJP is hiring: Learn about other open positions [ [link removed] ] | OJP





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SPOTLIGHT

*Updated Media Engagement Toolkit: A Guide for Grantees for a New Era of Storytelling*

Media Engagement Toolkit

The Office of Justice Programs has expanded its Media Engagement Toolkit [ [link removed] ] to help our grantees showcase the impact that their organizations have made in communities across the country by sharing stories and best practices to help us amplify how they are helping create safe and just communities. 

 







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FROM THE VAULT

VOCA [ [link removed] ]

"*President Ronald Reagan signed the Victims of Crime Act into law on October 12, 1984. VOCA established the Crime Victims Fund [ [link removed] ] – made up of federal criminal fines, penalties, and bond forfeitures –to support state victim compensation and local victim assistance programs.*"

"*"*In 1988, OVC was authorized to administer the Crime Victims Fund through an amendment to the Victims of Crime Act.*"*"







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