Senator Baldwin Helps Secure Funding to Improve Public Safety in Southeastern Wisconsin

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that Wisconsin has secured funding to strengthen crime prevention efforts, invest in community resources to reduce recidivism, and assist victims. Southeastern Wisconsin will receive over $6.5 million from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs and the Office on Violence Against Women, funded by the Senator Baldwin-supported Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill.

“To keep our communities safe, we need to both invest in our officers, technology, and tactics that will stop crime today, but also invest in the community resources that will address the root causes of crime and curb dangerous cycles of recidivism,” said Senator Baldwin. “I am happy to help deliver this funding and help our state and local partners keep our neighborhoods safe, reduce crime, and ensure victims get the support they are owed.”

“These grants highlight the importance to public safety of the United States Department of Justice’s investments in criminal justice programs,” said Attorney General Josh Kaul. “From investing in Wisconsin’s anti-human trafficking task force to maintaining current, vital services at Wisconsin DOJ, these grants will help us protect the public and ensure that justice is done.”

The announced investments include:

Statewide
Wisconsin Department of Justice

• $3,397,150 through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
• $323,872 through the Project Safe Neighborhoods Formula Grant Program
• $378,093 through the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
• $1,000,000 through the Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking
• $218,995 through the Body-worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies
• $108,986 through the Prison Rape Elimination Act Reallocation Funds Program
• $512,824 through the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program
• $3,009,909 through the STOP Formula Grant Program
• $4,166,354 through the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program
• $1,571,061 through the Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program
• $163,409 through the Sex Offender and Registration Notification Act (SORNA) Reallocation Program
• $782,356 through the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program Formula Grant
• $81,704 through the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Reallocation Funds Program
• $535,776 through the National Criminal History Improvement Program
• $78,068 through the State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers
• $3,292,543 through the Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance
• $23,643,268 through the VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant
• $2,524,000 through the VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant

Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services

• $1,922,119 through the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Southeastern Wisconsin
Washington County, West Bend, WI:

• $548,341 through the Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program
• $1,000,000 through the Adult Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program

City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI:

• $1,048,793 through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

City of Racine, Racine, WI:

• $42,330 through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI:

• $800,000 through the Services for Victims of Human Trafficking

HIR Wellness Institute, Inc., Milwaukee, WI:

• $3,000,000 through the Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program

Mahogany Cares Foundation, Milwaukee, WI:

• $100,000 through the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program

City of Kenosha, Kenosha, WI: 

• $40,078 through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

County of Sheboygan, Sheboygan, WI:

• $19,026 through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

An online version of this release is available here.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.