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), provides $187,567 to the County of Sacramento, California to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. Grant funds can be used for initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice or civil proceedings across nine program areas including law enforcement, prosecution and courts, prevention and education, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, planning and technology improvement, crime victim and witness programs, mental health programs, and crisis intervention court proceedings and programs. The goal of the JAG Program is to provide additional support to state, local, and tribal criminal justice efforts through funding for personnel, equipment, and other allowable costs.

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.