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 Long Beach Police Department received a $204,386 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, to support a variety of criminal justice initiatives from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025.

Funds from the JAG program (CFDA #16.738) can support law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, drug treatment, planning, crime victims services, and mental health programs. The City of Long Beach will use its award to support two sub-awards. One sub-award of an undisclosed amount to Diamond Murrin will fund a "down payment" project. A second sub-award to the City of Long Beach itself will fund a victim support project to encourage victim empowerment and reintegration into society privately.

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.