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 City of Norfolk, Virginia will receive $179,618 under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program block grant award from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. This funding will support a range of criminal justice activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. Allowable uses of the grant funds include initiatives in law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, planning and technology, victim services, and mental health programs related to law enforcement. The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program aims to provide additional resources to states, tribes, and local governments for criminal justice purposes including personnel, equipment, training, and information systems.

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.