Mass. – The office of Acting United States Attorney Joshua Levy announced Massachusetts will receive over $188 million in federal grants through the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP). The funding is part of $4.4 billion in funding nationwide for over 3.700 grants.
The grants are intended to support public safety and community justice initiatives with community-based efforts and evidence-based interventions that reduce violence, crime and recidivism while delivering treatment and services to those at-risk of justice system involvement.
“Everyone in this country deserves to be safe in their communities,” said Attorney General Merrick Garland. “That is why, in addition to continuing our efforts to identify and prosecute the most violent criminals, the Justice Department is putting every available resource to work to support the efforts of our law enforcement and community partners nationwide.”
The funding goes directly to state and local programs that support the victims of crime, support officer safety and wellness, build the public trust in law enforcement essential to public safety, and help make all of our communities safer.”
The OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has awarded nearly $60 million in Massachusetts for leadership and assistance to local criminal justice programs that improve and reinforce the nation’s criminal justice system.
These grants will support five key community safety and justice priorities nationwide, including tackling gun violence, achieving equal justice, improving the juvenile justice system, expanding victim services, and advancing scientific research and innovation.
Find more about the OJP program’s grant awards, see the Department of Justice website.
