Block Grant 15PBJA22GG02231JAGX

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.