Corrections Grants News and Articles

• Using grants to fund inmate healthcare

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  Inmate healthcare costs are straining correctional facility budgets – here are some grant funding sources that could assist with those expenses

• DOJ grant doubles funding for Ala. prison drug rehab

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  The $504,892 grant will go toward an existing rehab program in state prisons, in which 288 inmates are currently enrolled

• Grants for opioid-response initiatives

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  Funding is available for trace detection machines, Narcan kits and data-sharing technology to document problems in your jurisdiction

• Ga. sheriff’s office receives $50K grant for recidivism reduction software

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  The department joins 12 other jurisdictions chosen to benefit from a $148M national initiative aimed at criminal justice reform

• Foundation awards millions to cut jail populations

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  The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the winners Wednesday of the second round of its Safety and Justice Challenge grants, including the largest award to Philadelphia

• How to fund drug detection and interdiction equipment for prisons and jails

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  Corrections agencies are often not aware of available grants for the purchase of critically needed drug detection and interdiction equipment

• Improving officer wellness: Funding initiatives for mental health support

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  Federal, state and private funding sources are available for peer support and other mental health and wellness programs within your agency

• Grant-writing: What is a DUNS number?

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  Facilities need a DUNS number – a unique, free identifier – to bid on government contracts or apply for government grants

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