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, provides $210,193 to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office through September 2025 to support a range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions. As outlined in the JAG Program (CFDA 16.738), funding can be used for initiatives in law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, planning/evaluation/technology, crime victims, mental health programs including crisis intervention teams, and implementation of crisis intervention court proceedings. The broad-based nature of the JAG Program allows the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office flexibility to address local public safety priorities in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

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.