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U. S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison, Grants to Combat Crime, Michigan 2024
DETROIT – U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison today announced awards of $66,443,451 in grants to help support a variety of victim assistance programs, emergency management programs, and tribal governments. The grants also included tools to reduce violent crime in the Eastern District of Michigan.
United States Attorney Ison stated, “These awards reflect the many ways that the Department of Justice is engaged to improve the lives of the residents of this District. We are proud to support the work of our state, local, tribal, and community partners across our District and our whole state in a wide range of activities including reducing violent crime, assisting crime victims, supporting tribal governments, and protecting the rights of those who may have been wrongfully accused of crimes.”
Some of the recipients include the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, who received $899,993 to implement supports for permanent supportive housing for residents in substance use disorder recovery. The tribe is a federally recognized tribe located in central Michigan.
County of Washtenaw, the City of Saginaw, Alternatives for Girls, Sisters Against Abuse Society, Eleven24 Inc., Human Development Commission, Underground Railroad and Sasha Center, Inc. all received awards, totaling nearly $3.8 million, to support community-based programs assisting victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
FORCE Detroit (Faithfully Organizing Resources for Community Empowerment) received $1,999,998 to implement The Keepers community violence intervention (CVI) program in Detroit. The purpose is to expand and enhance evidence-based and innovative practices that reduce and prevent gun violence in the city’s Warrendale Cody Rouge neighborhood.
Common Ground, nationally recognized as one of the most comprehensive crisis service agencies in the country, received $950,000 to implement the Multi-County Comprehensive Services for Human Trafficking Victims project. The purpose of this project is to sustain, expand, and strengthen victim services for adult and youth human trafficking victims of all genders.
The Holocaust Memorial Center received $1,100,000 to increase outreach activities to develop new partnerships with security sector agencies resulting in at least 2,500 new participants from throughout the state. The Center’s Security Sector and Law Enforcement Professional Education Program provides educational opportunities about the Holocaust and preventing atrocities to the specific needs of local and state security law enforcement agencies.
The Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office received funding to support the work of its Conviction Integrity and Expungement Unit, which investigates claims of actual innocence to determine whether new, credible, material evidence not previously addressed by any court supports those claims and supports expungement efforts in Washtenaw County.
The University of Michigan received two awards totaling just under $2 million to research and evaluate on firearm violence and mass shootings by conducting a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the Safe Storage Campaign in schools across Michigan, and to conduct a study on community perception of safety in Detroit.
Michigan State University received over $2 million for research and development in forensic science for criminal justice purposes.
The Detroit Police Department received funding to support community-based programs assisting victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Key Facts
- State: Michigan
- Category: Violent Crime|Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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