Federal Grant Information
The Oregon Department of Justice is responsible for administering federal grant money allocated under the following programs:
Internet Crimes Against Children: $655,000 available. The Oregon Department of Justice's Internet Crimes Against Children Unit has been invited to apply for funding to keep the current program operational and increase the ability to arrest and prosecute child predators who use the internet to target children for sexual exploitation.
STOP Violence Against Women Act (VAWA): $1.9 million available. The Crime Victims' Services Division will be releasing a competitive Request for Application (RFA) for these funds. STOP VAWA funds support communities in their efforts to hire and retain criminal justice and victim services personnel that respond to violent crimes against women as a way to strengthen effective law enforcement, prosecution strategies, and victim services in cases involving violent crimes against women. For more information about general STOP VAWA eligibility and allowable costs, please visit: http://www.doj.state.or.us/crimev/vawa.shtml.
Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) Assistance: $751,000 available. The Crime Victims' Services Division will be releasing a competitive Request for Application (RFA) for these funds. VOCA grants support direct services to all victims of crime at both government and non-profit agencies. For more information about general VOCA eligibility and allowable costs, please visit: http://www.doj.state.or.us/crimev/voca_publications.shtml.
Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) Compensation: $356,583 available. There is no special allocation or award to access these funds. Victims of crimes against persons committed in Oregon may download an application and more information regarding eligibility and benefits for the Crime Victims' Services Division's Crime Victims' Compensation Program at: http://www.doj.state.or.us/crimev/comp.shtml.
Child Support: The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act modified federal law to allow federal matching funds on any incentive money that the child support program expends from October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2010. Incentive money and any matching federal funds received can only be used for the administration of the child support program.
The following competitive grant programs, funded by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act and administered by the U.S. DOJ, will be open to county and municipal law enforcement agencies in Oregon.
For additional information about the grants or the application process, law enforcement agencies may contact Harry Wilson at the Oregon Department of Justice, harry.b.wilson@doj.state.or.us or 503-378-3670.
COPS Grants: $1 billion available nationwide. Applications are available on the U.S. DOJ COPS website now. The deadline is April 14, 2009. Administered by U.S. DOJ, Office of Community Oriented Policing. The COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) is a competitive grant program that provides funding directly to law enforcement agencies having primary law enforcement authority to create and preserve jobs and to increase their community policing capacity and crime-prevention efforts. There is no local match requirement. COPS grants provide 100 percent funding for approved entry-level salaries and benefits for three years for newly-hired, full-time sworn officer positions (including filling existing unfunded vacancies) or for rehired officers who have been laid off, or are scheduled to be laid off on a future date, as a result of local budget cuts. At the conclusion of federal funding, grantees must retain all sworn officer positions awarded under the CHRP grant. More information is available at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/.
Edward Byrne Competitive Grant Program: $225 million available nationwide. Administered by the U.S. DOJ Office of Justice Programs' (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). These grants help state and local communities improve the capacity of local justice systems and may be used for national efforts such as training and technical assistance. National, regional, state, or local public and private entities are eligible to apply for these funds. More information is available at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/.
Rural Law Enforcement Assistance: $125 million available nationwide. The Recovery Act - Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive Grant Program provides funding in rural states and rural areas for job creation and retention in support of efforts to prevent and combat rural crime and drugs, and provides national support, including training and technical assistance programs, strategically targeted to address rural needs. More information is available at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/.
Tribal Law Enforcement Assistance: $225 million available nationwide. The Recovery Act - Correctional Facilities on Tribal Lands Program provides resources to allow eligible American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages to construct correctional facilities on tribal lands, with consideration given to the detention bed space needs and the violent crime statistics of the applicant tribe or village. More information is available at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/.
