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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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Family Planning Services Grants
OPHS has recently established a funding opportunity entitled Family Planning Services Grants, a program wherein the OPHS, along with the HHS, will award grants to eligible individuals who seek to operate voluntary family planning services projects that would provide family planning services to everyone who desires to avail of such services, including low-income families in under-served areas.

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Types of Financial Assistance From The Department of Education
The US Department of Education was initially created to encourage the promotion of student achievement and their preparation for global competitiveness by way of fostering academic excellence and ensuring equal access to quality education.

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National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowships in Poetry
The Literature Fellowship program will offer $25,000 grants in poetry to published creative writers that are capable of writing literary pieces, conduct research, travel, and work towards general career advancement activities.

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Minority Business Enterprise Centers for Minority-Owned Businesses
The The Minority Business Development Agency has recently constituted the Minority Business Enterprise Centers (MBEC) Program wherein it aims to support minority-owned businesses by providing them with electronic and one-on-one business development services for a reasonably nominal fee.

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