Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Who has received this funding
Organizations awarded under CFDA 16.738 (USAspending.gov).
- California Board Of State And Community Corrections 6 awards $112,115,080
- City Of Milwaukee $75,000,000
- City Of Chicago $75,000,000
- The Institute For Intergovernmental Research, Inc. $25,714,428
- Governor, Texas Office Of The $21,246,509
Program Objective
Program goal(s) name: Improve the functioning of the criminal justice system to prevent and reduce crime.
Program goal(s) description: Provide critical funding to state, local, and tribal governments under nine statutorily required program areas to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and reduce crime.
Program objective(s) name: Improve the administration of the criminal justice system.
Program objective(s) description: Provide funding to states and eligible units of local government with additional personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems; and assist units of local government with their criminal justice needs.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Other
How to Apply
Award Procedure
All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 120 to 180 days
The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.
Program details & compliance
Description
This program provides formula and competitive grant funding to states and eligible units of local government, respectively, to support hiring additional personnel and/or purchase equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, and information systems for criminal justice or civil proceedings, including for any one or more of the following nine program areas: Law enforcement programs; Prosecution and court programs; Prevention and education programs; Corrections and community corrections programs; Drug treatment and enforcement programs; Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs; Crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation); Mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs, including behavioral programs and crisis intervention teams; Implementation of state crisis intervention court proceedings and related programs or initiatives, including but not limited to mental health courts, drug courts, veterans courts, and extreme risk protection order programs.
Mission Categories
Primary: Crime Prevention
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
Formula
JAG formula grants are based on a statutory formula that is fully described within the JAG Technical Report at https://bjs.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh236/files/media/document/jagp20.pdf. Once each fiscal year’s overall JAG Program funding level is determined, BJA works with the Bureau of Justice Statistics to begin a four-step grant award calculation process, which, in general, consists of:
1. Computing an initial JAG allocation for each state, based on its share of violent crime and population (weighted equally).
2. Reviewing the initial JAG allocation amount to determine if the state allocation is less than the minimum award amount defined in the JAG legislation (0.25 percent of the total). If this is the case, the state is funded at the minimum level, and the funds required for this are deducted from the overall pool of JAG funds. Each of the remaining states receives the minimum award plus an additional amount based on its share of violent crime and population.
3. Dividing each state’s final award amount (except for the territories and the District of Columbia) between the state and its units of local governments at rates of 60 and 40 percent, respectively.
4. Determining unit of local government award allocations, which are based on their proportion of the state’s 3-year violent crime average. If the “eligible award amount” for a particular unit of local government, as determined on this basis, is $10,000 or more, then the unit of local government is eligible to apply directly to OJP (under the JAG Local Solicitation) for a JAG award. If the “eligible award amount” for a particular unit of local government, as determined on this basis, is less than $10,000, however, the funds are not made available for a direct award to that particular unit of local government, but instead are added to the amount that is awarded to the state.
JAG project grants: Statutory formula is not applicable.