Senator Baldwin Helps Secure Nearly $90 Million to Improve Public Safety in Wisconsin

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that Wisconsin has secured nearly $90 million to strengthen crime prevention efforts, invest in community resources to reduce recidivism, and assist victims. These investments, from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs and the Office on Violence Against Women, are 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

Fox Valley
City of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, WI:

• $14,823 through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

Wise Women Gathering Place, Inc., Green Bay, WI: 

• $575,000 through the Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program

Moraine Park Technical College, Fond du Lac, WI:

• $900,000 through the Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes

County of Brown, Green Bay, WI:

• $101,460 through the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program

Oneida Nation, Green Bay, WI:

• $1,000,000 through the Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program
• $311,785 through the Tribal Victim Set-Aside Services Formula Grant

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, Keshena, WI:

• $999,999 through the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program
• $900,000 through the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation
• $272,089 through the Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Grant

City of Appleton, Appleton, WI:

• $24,843 through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

City of Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI:

• $22,666 through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, WI:

• $2,462,000 through the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force National Training Program
• $425,000 through the Training and Technical Assistance Initiative
• $1,500,000 through the Tribal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program
• $442,016 through the Solicitation for Law Enforcement Operations
• $200,000 through the Courts, Communities and Strategic Partnerships
• $2,096,671 through the Tribal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program
• $4,400,000 through the AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program
• $1,900,000 through the Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance Program
• $1,250,000 through the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program Support
• $1,000,000 through the Internet Crimes Against Children Program Support

City of Green Bay, Green Bay, WI:

• $59,630 through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
  
  

Central Wisconsin

Oneida County, Rhinelander, WI:

• $848,878 through the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-based Program

Marathon County, Wausau, WI:

• $18,500 through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

Forest County, Crandon, WI:

• $299,572 through the Rural and Small Department Violent Crime Reduction Program

Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Crandon, WI:

• $272,089 through the Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Grant

Forest County Potawatomi Community, Crandon, WI:

• $1,350,000 through the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation
• $257,025 through the Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Grant

Southcentral Wisconsin

ARC Community Services, Inc., Madison, WI:

• $1,000,000 through the Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Grant
• $950,000 through the Services for Victims of Human Trafficking Program

University of Wisconsin System, Madison, WI:

• $1,042,225 through the Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Grant
• $745,602 through the Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime

City of Madison, Madison, WI:

• $111,454 through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant

County of Rock, Janesville, WI:

• $37,528 through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant

Disability Rights Wisconsin, Inc., Madison, WI:

• $600,000 through the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations Program

Wisconsin Higher Education Aids Board, Madison, WI:

• $115,742 through the John R. Justice Formula Grant Program

End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin, Madison, WI:

• $500,000 through the Training and Technical Assistance Initiative
  
  

Western Wisconsin
City of Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI:

• $18,951 through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, Eau Claire, WI:

• $450,000 through the Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program

City of La Crosse, La Crosse, WI:

• $14,598 through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

Dunn County, Menomonie, WI:

• $896,784 through the Family Treatment Court Program

Crawford County, Prairie Du Chien, WI:

• $300,000 through the Rural and Small Department Violent Crime Reduction Program

Vernon County, Viroqua, WI:

• $515,523 through the Adult Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program

Barron County, Barron, WI:

• $896,785 through the Family Treatment Court Program

Northern Wisconsin

Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Hayward, WI:

• $272,089 through the Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Grant

Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Odanah, WI:

• $272,089 through the Tribal Victim Services Grant

Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Lac Du Flambeau, WI:

• $288,498 through the Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Grant

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Bayfield, WI:

• $2,300,000 through the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation
• $257,025 through the Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Grant

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