The edward byrne memorial justice assistance grant (JAG) program allows units of local government, including tribes, to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on…

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, administered by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance and authorized under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738), awarded $724,021 to the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government of Louisville, KY for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. As a block grant, the JAG funding provides the local government flexibility to support a wide range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions. Specifically, the city of Louisville can use the funding for initiatives, training, personnel, equipment, and information systems to support law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, planning/evaluation/technology, victim/witness services, and mental health programs implemented through the criminal justice system. The goal of the JAG Program is to provide additional resources to state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies for personnel, equipment, and information systems to help reduce and prevent crime.

The edward byrne memorial justice assistance grant (JAG) program allows units of local government, including tribes, to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and local needs and conditions. Grant funds can be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice or civil proceedings, including for any one or more of the following program areas: 1) law enforcement programs; 2) prosecution and court programs; 3) prevention and education programs; 4) corrections and community corrections programs; 5) drug treatment and enforcement programs; 6) planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs; 7) crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation); 8) mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs, including behavioral programs and crisis intervention teams; and 9) 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.