The primary goal of the 2022 byrne state crisis intervention program is to provide federal grant funding assistance to the member agencies of the american samoa government which are providing core…

The 2022 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Block Grant award of $431,794 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency will support core criminal justice services and system improvement projects in American Samoa through September 30, 2026.

The funding will assist member agencies of the American Samoa government that provide drug control and criminal justice services, with the goal of preventing and combating crime. Services include additional personnel, professional development, technology and equipment to further criminal justice efforts. The award is part of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738), which provides states, tribes and local governments with funding to support criminal justice functions through additional resources.

The primary goal of the 2022 byrne state crisis intervention program is to provide federal grant funding assistance to the member agencies of the american samoa government which are providing core criminal justice services in support of drug control and system improvement projects. The strategy is based on the provision of federal funding assistance to the criminal justice system service providers, not to supplant existing local funding resources, but to support additional and innovative efforts to prevent and combat crime wherever IT seems to exist. IT is based on the provision of federal funding assistance to the criminal justice system providers, to help further criminal justice personnel services and visibility, professional development, technologically advanced equipment/mechanisms, systematic cooperation/cohesiveness and increased/aggressive suppression of crime and delinquency in american samoa.