The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a $270,432 Formula Grant under the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act (CFDA 16.816) program to the Florida Department of Education. The goal of the grant is to effectively recruit and retain qualified prosecutors and public defenders by providing student loan repayment assistance. The Florida Department of Education will administer the statewide program, which will target attorneys with the least...
The Office of Emergency Services in Mather, California received a $114,006 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance on October 1, 2018 to support student loan repayment assistance programs through September 30, 2020. The grant funding supports the goals of the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act program (CFDA 16.816), which aims to help states recruit and retain prosecutors and public defenders by...
The Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) received a $122,249 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act (CFDA 16.816) federal grant program. GSFC will administer the program to assist with recruitment and retention of qualified local, state and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors in Georgia through September 2024. Specifically, GSFC will...
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has received a $179,023 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act (CFDA 16.816) program. The grant funding enables ISAC to administer a statewide student loan repayment assistance program for eligible state and federal public defenders as well as state prosecutors in Illinois. Through this program, ISAC provides up to $60,000 in...
The Florida Department of Education received a $185,548 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act (CFDA 16.816) program. The grant aims to effectively recruit and retain qualified prosecutors and public defenders in Florida by targeting attorneys with student loan debt across state and local qualifying agencies, including state attorney offices, the Office of the...
This $171,210 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act program (CFDA 16.816) funds the State of Ohio Department of Higher Education to administer a statewide student loan repayment assistance program for eligible prosecutors and public defenders. The program supports the recruitment and retention of talented legal professionals in public service roles by...
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) received a $133,039 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act (CFDA 16.816) program. The grant will fund ISAC's administration of the state's student loan repayment assistance program for state and federal public defenders and state prosecutors from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Under the program, ISAC...
The Missouri Office of Prosecution Services was awarded a $118,442 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act (CFDA 16.816) program on October 1, 2023. The grant funding will be used to administer the John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program, which provides student loan repayment assistance to help retain qualified state and local prosecutors as well as state and federal public defenders in Missouri. The Office of...
The Minnesota Office Of Higher Education (MOHE) received a $114,083 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act (CFDA 16.816) program. MOHE, as the designated state administering agency, uses this funding to provide centralized administration and oversight of the John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program (JRJSLRP) in Minnesota. The goal of the JRJSLRP is to help recruit and retain...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has awarded a $124,557 Formula Grant under the John R. Justice (JRJ) Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act (CFDA #16.816) to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). The purpose of this grant is to support the recruitment and retention of local, state, and federal public defenders, as well as local and state prosecutors, by providing student loan repayment assistance to qualified legal professionals who commit to extended...
The Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA), a state government entity, received a $103,422 Formula Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance's John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act program (CFDA 16.816). The grant funding supports LOSFA's administration of a statewide student loan repayment assistance program for eligible state prosecutors and public defenders in Louisiana. LOSFA will provide up to $20,000 in loan repayment benefits to 10 prosecutors and 5 public defenders selected from each of Louisiana's circuit court districts, with the goal of recruiting and retaining talented legal professionals in public service roles. LOSFA also uses this and other federal grant funding to deliver college access and financial aid services to economically disadvantaged and first-generation college students in Louisiana.