Grants and Special Projects

The American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) receives funds from federal agencies and private foundations to conduct research and training projects on a variety of subject areas related to juvenile and criminal justice issues. APPA currently manages 22 research/grant projects whose combined budgets totaled over 7.3 million dollars. Typical products from research/grant projects include program development and implementation guides, training curricula and monographs, and the delivery of training seminars, audio and satellite teleconferences, and technical assistance.

Current APPA Grant and Research Projects

• Enforcement of Underage Drinking Laws:
  Judicial and Probation Outreach Strategies
• Information Exchange Package Documentation for Community Corrections
• Project Safe Neighborhoods -
  Effectively Involving Probation and Parole Professionals in Anti-Gang Initiatives
• Development of Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Related Products for Tribal Jurisdictions
• Community Corrections Guide for Compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act
• Gang Member Re-Entry Assistance
• Reentry of Methamphetamine Addicted Offenders
• Community Corrections’ Response to Pandemic Flu and Other Crises
• Supervision of Sex Offenders in Rural Jurisdictions Distance Learning
• A Family-Support Model for Community Supervision of Reentering Offenders
• Training to Improve Restitution Management
• Sex Offender Community Based Supervision
• Indicators of Elder Abuse: Distance Learning Project
• Conditions of Supervision and Workload Allocation
• Advancing Community Corrections Supervision Practices
• Collaborative Training for Prosecutors and Community Corrections Personnel to Improve Capacity to Prevent and Deter Terrorist Acts
• Project Safe Neighborhoods: Incorporating Probation and Parole to Reduce Gun Crime
• Implementing Effective Sex Offender Management Strategies (CSOM)
• Protecting Victims Through Community Supervision of Intimate Partner Domestic Violence Offenders
• Community Supervision of Substance Abusing Tribal Offenders
• Probation Assessment and Related Resources for Tribal Justice Personnel

Past APPA Grant and Research Projects

• List of Past APPA Projects