OOG releases Public Safety grant announcements

The Office of the Governor’s Public Safety Office released the funding announcements for the five criminal justice funding opportunities and the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) funding opportunities in which CAPCOG helps prioritize for the state office. The criminal justice announcements can found at https://www.capcog.org/what-we-do/funding-grants/criminal-justice/ and the SHSP info at https://www.capcog.org/what-we-do/funding-grants/homeland-security/.

The criminal justice funding opportunities include:

• The Criminal Justice Program
• The General Victim Assistance Direct Services Program
• The Juvenile Justice and Truancy Prevention Grant Program
• The Residential and Community-based Services for Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation Program
• The Violence Against Women Justice and Training Program

CAPCOG also has announced two mandatory grant workshops which will review the announcements of each funding opportunity, applicant and project eligibility, funding opportunity requirements, the application process timeline with key events, the prioritization process, and the regional and state funding priorities. A mandatory civil rights presentation also will be provided.

The first workshop will be held in-person at 10 a.m., Tuesday, January 10 at the CAPCOG offices, 6800 Burleson Road, Building 310, Suite 165 in Austin. The second workshop will be held online at 10 a.m., Thursday, January 12 via Microsoft Teams. It is required that applicants seeking these funding opportunities attend one of the two workshops. CAPCOG asks for all potential applicants to register to attend one of the two workshops, so CAPCOG can provide updates about the opportunities and the grant prioritization process as needed.