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 $166,300 to the County of Stanislaus, California for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. As a block grant, the JAG Program funding provides the County flexibility to support a wide range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions. Specifically, the County may use the funding for initiatives, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contracts, information systems, and other programs related to law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, planning and evaluation, crime victims, mental health programs coordinated with criminal justice agencies, and crisis intervention court proceedings. The place of performance is Modesto, California.

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.