Faith-Based Organizations

    Register for Webinar: Innovative Partnerships - Child Support and Reentry

    This webinar will discuss steps reentry programs can take to partner with local child support agencies. It will explore the direction the federal child support office has taken to emphasize and provide guidance for supportive programming, review existing resources, and highlight examples of innovative partnerships designed to support parents in reentry to strengthen their relationships with their children.

    Moderator

    • Ronin A. Davis, The Council of State Governments Justice Center

    Speakers

    BJA Solicitation Webinar - Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program Site-Based Solicitation

    This Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) webinar will review the 2017 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program solicitation. It will review the eligibility, goals, requirements, considerations, funding, and other expectations for all funding categories.  

    View the 2017 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program solicitation.

     

    BJA Solicitation Webinar - Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program TTA Program

    This Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) webinar will review the 2017 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program solicitation. It will review the eligibility, goals, requirements, considerations, funding, and other expectations for all TTA categories.

    View the 2017 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program solicitation.

     

    Research Partner Orientation Course_PSN FY16 Grantees

    Since competitive funding for Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) began in fiscal year (FY) 2012, the Michigan State University (MSU) School of Criminal Justice, as a PSN Training and Technical Assistance provider, has hosted four PSN Research Partner Orientation Courses (RPOC) for more than 120 people from 47 cities. The RPOC is a one- to two-day training attended by, at a minimum, the PSN Project Coordinator or primary point of contact and the Research Partner (RP).

    Winter 2017 Researcher Practitioner Fellows Academy

    To enhance the effectiveness of the Smart Suite programs and to bring more “science” to the field, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has partnered with a team from the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University (MSU) to build an academy that will researchers and practitioners work more effectively and efficiently on crime reduction strategies. The BJA/MSU Smart Suite Researcher Practitioner Fellows Academy (also known as the Fellows Academy) is a multi-day experience focusing on the importance of using science and data to:

    FY 2017 Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking: Pre-Application Webinar

    This webinar will provide information about the purpose, scope, and requirements of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Enhanced Collaborative Model Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force and will provide information to applicants about how to apply for funding.

    Taking a Trauma-Informed Approach While Improving Community Safety (Nov 2016)

    The stress of living in a high-crime, high-violence environment has been shown to negatively impact physical and mental health in the short- and long-term. Children and families look over their shoulders in fear of being at the wrong place at the right time. Neighborhoods suffering from years of disinvestment have resulted in disconnected communities with poor institutional relationships.

    American Correctional Association

    Vision Statement

    The American Correctional Association shapes the future of corrections through strong, progressive leadership that brings together various voices and forges coalitions and partnerships to promote the concepts embodied in its Declaration of Principles.

     

    Mission

    The American Correctional Association provides a professional organization for all individuals and groups, both public and private that share a common goal of improving the justice system.

     

    Goals

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Improving Wellness Support for Institutional Corrections Employees

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