Justice Department Cuts Grants For Crime Victims At DOGE's Behest
Also: US cancels hundreds of grants for police, crime victims, Justice Dept documents show (Reuters)
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Source: HuffPost
Justice Department Cuts Grants For Crime Victims At DOGE’s Behest
Some of the hundreds of grants were mysteriously reinstated, but it’s unclear how many or why they were cut in the first place.
By Ryan Grenoble
Apr 24, 2025, 02:00 PM EDT
The Department of Justice on Wednesday cut millions of dollars in grants from nonprofits across the country that Attorney General Pam Bondi deemed “wasteful” at the recommendation of the Department of Government Efficiency.
Among the hundreds of programs cut, according to a partial list obtained by Reuters, were: grants that supported crime victims; hotlines used by crime victims; grants to fight human trafficking; programs to curb juvenile delinquency and safeguard incarcerated youth; and funding for state-run hate-crime reporting.
In an email to the Office of Justice Programs, the DOJ office that awards the majority of grants, the DOJ said it was terminating grants that “no longer effectuate the program goals or agency priorities.”
The memo instructed the office to shift its focus to “supporting certain law enforcement operations, combatting violent crime, protecting American children, and supporting American victims of trafficking and sexual assault, and better coordinating law enforcement efforts at all levels of government.”
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Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/justice-department-grants-doge_n_680a6002e4b0b3e1a66f0f72
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Source: Reuters
US cancels hundreds of grants for police, crime victims, Justice Dept documents show
Peter Eisler and Sarah N. Lynch
Wed, April 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM EDT 4 min read
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department has canceled hundreds of ongoing grants that funded everything from mental healthcare for police officers to support programs for victims of crime and sexual assault, according to internal records and four people familiar with the matter.
At least 365 grants from the Office of Justice Programs, the department's largest grant-making arm, were terminated late Tuesday, said two of the people, who were granted anonymity to discuss details that have not been made public.
That office awarded $4.4 billion worth of grants in the fiscal year ended October 2023, according to the Justice Department's website.
Reuters could not immediately determine a total dollar value for the canceled grants, though records indicated it was at least tens of millions of dollars.
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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-justice-department-cancels-hundreds-164412830.html
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