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3) Community Oriented Policing Services Office (COPS) - The COPS is the agency within the DOJ which provides funding opportunities to assist law enforcement agencies in the process of hiring more community police officers, acquiring new technologies and innovative equipment, and promoting innovative approaches to solving crimes and misconducts.

4) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) - The agency with the DOJ that provides leadership and services in criminal justice policy development and grant administration in an effort to support state, local, and tribal justice strategies with the goal of achieving safer communities.

5) Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) - The department under the Department of Justice that has a mission to "To collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. These data are critical to Federal, State, and local policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded."

6) Community Capacity Development Office (CCDO) - The agency that is tasked to form partnerships with local communities in an effort to reduce crimes and improve the people's quality of living.

7) National Institute of Justice (NIJ) - The NIJ is designed to act as the research, development and evaluation agency of the Department of Justice.

8) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - The office within the DOJ that provides funding to support research studies, programs and training initiatives, as well the development of goals and priorities that will guide federal juvenile justice concerns.

Aside from the agencies mentioned above, the DOJ still has a lot of grants and programs that are available for the public. To read more about such programs, you can visit http://www.justice.gov.

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Coastal Impact Assistance Program
The Fish and Wildlife Service has recently established the Coastal Impact Assistance Program wherein the agency will provide a ceiling budget amounting to $250 million to be utilized in conservation, protection, and preservation projects of coastal areas, including wetlands.

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National Institutes of Health: Expanding the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements in Human and Model Organisms
The National Institutes of Health, in cooperation with the National Human Genome Research Institute, has established a funding opportunity to support the Expanding the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements in Human and Model Organisms project.

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture: Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
NIFA has recently constituted the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFPCGP) wherein they plan to administer grants amounting to $5,000,000 to be utilized in funding the project.

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How The Government Can Help Your Small Business
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