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), awarded $113,363 to the County of Santa Barbara, California for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. As a block grant, the funding supports a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions. Specifically, the County of Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department will utilize the funding to support initiatives, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contracts, information systems and programs in the areas of law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, planning/evaluation/technology, crime victims, mental health programs, and crisis intervention court proceedings. The goal of the JAG Program is to provide additional resources to state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies for personnel, equipment, supplies, contracts 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.