U. S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona Announces Over $30 Million in Justice Department Grants to Address and Support the Needs of Residents of the Northern District of Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs has recently announced new grant-funded resources and support for a variety of law enforcement, crime prevention, victim assistance, and emergency management programs across the Northern District of Alabama.

United States Attorney Escalona 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, and community partners across our District and our whole state in a wide range of activities including reducing violent crime, assisting crime victims, and supporting reentry and crime prevention efforts."

Some of the recipients include:

Alabama A&M University will receive $300,000 for campus security upgrades.

The City of Birmingham will receive $4,200,000 for additional cameras and intelligence resources that provide information to its Real Time Crime Center.

The Blount County Sheriff's Office will receive $400,000 for additional patrol vehicles.

The City of Jacksonville, Alabama will receive $218,728 to update and supplement law enforcement intelligence and communications resources.

Jefferson County, Alabama will receive $833,000 to support the treatment of substance abuse disorders for people involved within the local justice system. Also, Jefferson County will receive $1,000,000 for Veterans' Treatment Court services that will be provided via the University of Alabama of Birmingham.

The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office - Birmingham Division - will receive $500,000 to enhance its investigations and prosecutions of domestic violence cases.

The Madison County Sheriff's Office will receive $1,020,00 for the purchase and outfitting of at least15 new patrol vehicles.

Morgan County, Alabama will receive $595,000 for law enforcement equipment to enhance responses to active shooter incidences.

The National Child Advocacy Center in Huntsville, Alabama will receive $1,100,000 to provide technical assistance and support to child advocacy across the nation.

Sheffield, Alabama will receive $495,000 to purchase and equip police vehicles.

Talladega College will receive $500,000 to increase campus-based resources to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Along with the resources provided to many communities and agencies within the Northern District of Alabama, the Department of Justice has provided resources to various State of Alabama agencies to administer numerous statewide public safety and victim support initiatives.

The Alabama Department of Commerce will receive $741,975 to collaborate with The Dannon Project for opioid recovery and intervention youth programming.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) will receive $11,850,932 for Victims of Crime Assistance. ADECA will also receive $2,555,663 to distribute for crisis intervention programming.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency will receive $3,097,598 to enhance criminal background check and justice statistics systems.

The awards announced above are being made as part of the regular end-of-fiscal year cycle. More information about these and other OJP awards can be found on the Office of Justice Programs Awards.