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, funded 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), provided $206,352 to the Providence Police Department in Providence, Rhode Island. As a unit of local government, the Police Department will use the Block Grant funding from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 to support a range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions. Specifically, the Department may apply the funding to initiatives, training, personnel, equipment, and information systems to support law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, planning/evaluation/technology, crime victim/witness programs, and mental health programs—including crisis intervention teams—all aimed at enhancing criminal justice and related proceedings in the jurisdiction.

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.