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Access information below about previously awarded funding through Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) programs. Use the search filters to find award details for specific programs, years, awardee locations, and more.

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State: TX,
City: Austin

Number of Awards: 182
Total Amount Awarded: $503,525,325

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2008 FY 2008 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program BJA FY 08 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program: State Solicitation State of Texas TX 2008-DJ-BX-0719 $741,487 Closed
2016 2016 Coverdell Program FY 2016 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program State of Texas TX 2016-CD-BX-0023 $717,322 Closed
2018 FY18 Project Safe Neighborhoods Program BJA FY 18 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Announcement GOVERNOR, TEXAS OFFICE OF THE TX 2018-GP-BX-0063 $714,001 Closed
2023 Evidence-based programming targeting youth and their families with a history of trauma and violence to prevent and reduce school violence and delinquency. FY 2023 Preventing School Violence: BJA’s STOP School Violence Program COUNCIL ON AT-RISK YOUTH TX 15PBJA-23-GG-04391-STOP $702,519 Open
2010 John R. Justice Grant Program BJA FY 10 John R. Justice (JRJ) Grant Program HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS TX 2010-RJ-BX-0001 $701,231 Closed
2018 FY18 PSN Application BJA FY 18 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Announcement GOVERNOR, TEXAS OFFICE OF THE TX 2018-GP-BX-0062 $660,769 Closed
2017 2017 Coverdell Program FY 2017 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula State of Texas TX 2017-CD-BX-0012 $656,102 Closed
2007 Anti-Gang Initiative Pass Thru - Westen District BJA FY 07 Anti-Gang Initiative Texas Office of the Attorney General TX 2007-PG-BX-0071 $627,409 Closed
2017 Austin Postconviction DNA Review and Testing Project FY 2017 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence CITY OF AUSTIN TX 2017-DY-BX-0006 $600,122 Closed
2011 Texas Youth Commission's Comprehensive Approach for Promoting Sexual Safety for Youth (CAPSSY) Project BJA FY 11 Prison Rape Elimination Act: Demonstration Projects to Establish Texas Juvenile Justice Department TX 2011-RP-BX-0003 $599,963 Closed
2023 Confession Review Team: A Joint Venture between the Travis County District Attorney’s Office and the Innocence Project of Texas FY 2023 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program TRAVIS, COUNTY OF TX 15PBJA-23-GG-05243-WRNG $599,504 Open
2023 FY23 Project Safe Neighborhoods Southern District of Texas #80 FY 2023 Project Safe Neighborhoods Formula Grant Program GOVERNOR, TEXAS OFFICE OF THE TX 15PBJA-23-GG-02416-GUNP $574,775 Open
2021 This project will expand post-conviction DNA reanalysis and review and re-testing of violent felony offense cases where actual innocence might be demonstrated. TRAVIS, COUNTY OF TX 15PBJA-21-GG-02622-POST $573,637 Open
2012 Travis County Adult Probation Co-Occurring Re-entry Services BJA FY 12 Second Chance Act Reentry Program for Adult Offenders with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders Travis County Adult Probation TX 2012-RW-BX-0004 $565,345 Closed
2023 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA FY 2023 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS TX 15PBJA-23-GG-02290-DNAX $533,200 Open
2022 Texas Southern District #80 FY22 Project Safe Neighborhoods FY 2022 Project Safe Neighborhoods GOVERNOR, TEXAS OFFICE OF THE TX 15PBJA-22-GG-00836-GUNP $528,041 Open
2021 Texas Southern District #80 FY21 Project Safe Neighborhoods Application FY 2021 Project Safe Neighborhoods GOVERNOR, TEXAS OFFICE OF THE TX 15PBJA-21-GG-03068-GUNP $524,842 Open
2020 Southern District of Texas PSN Project FY 2020 Project Safe Neighborhoods Formula Grant Solicitation GOVERNOR, TEXAS OFFICE OF THE TX 2020-GP-BX-0057 $523,818 Open
2019 Texas Southern District #80 FY19 Project Safe Neighborhoods Application BJA FY 19 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Announcement GOVERNOR, TEXAS OFFICE OF THE TX 2019-GP-BX-0026 $519,290 Closed
2015 Implementation and Enhancement of PDMP BJA FY 15 Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Texas State Board of Pharmacy TX 2015-PM-BX-0011 $500,000 Closed
2022 To expand CAPDS’s post-conviction defense program to include the identification, evaluation, investigation, and litigation of wrongful conviction cases in Travis Co FY 2022 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program CAPITAL AREA PRIVATE DEFENDER SERVICE TX 15PBJA-22-GG-03879-WRNG $500,000 Open
2016 BJA FY 16 The Price of Justice: Rethinking the Consequences of Justice Fines and Fees (Category 1) The Price of Justice: Rethinking the Consequences of Justice Fines and Fees JUDICIARY COURTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS TX 2016-ZB-BX-0007 $499,984 Closed
2012 Travis County Adult Probation Domestic Violence Accountability Management Program BJA FY 12 Smart Probation: Reducing Prison Populations, Saving Money, and Creating Safer Communities Travis County Adult Probation TX 2012-SM-BX-0006 $499,956 Closed
2019 Category 3 BJA FY 19 STOP School Violence Prevention and Mental Health Training Program AUSTIN ISD TX 2019-YS-BX-0015 $499,588 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Innovative Threat Assessment for Safer Schools in Austin ISD BJA FY 19 STOP School Violence Technology and Threat Assessment Solutions for Safer Schools Program AUSTIN ISD TX 2019-YS-BX-0088 $498,551 Open