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 under CFDA #16.738, awarded $199,441 to the Hartford City of Police Department in Hartford, Connecticut to support a range of criminal justice activities from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. As a block grant, the funding provides flexibility for the awardee to address local criminal justice needs through initiatives in areas such as law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, drug treatment, planning and evaluation, crime victims services, and mental health programs. The City of Hartford serves as the parent organization for the sub-awardee Police Department, which will utilize the flexible JAG Program funding to deliver criminal justice services to the local community.

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.