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 Department of Public Safety Executive Office of Public Safety Division in Massachusetts has received a $126,048 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance's John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act (CFDA 16.816) program. The grant supports the administration of a statewide student loan repayment assistance program for local, state, and federal public defenders as well as local and state prosecutors in...
The Department of Criminal Justice Services Virginia Grants Administration Division was awarded a $142,145 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act (CFDA 16.816) program. The grant funding will be used to establish and maintain a statewide student loan repayment assistance program for local, state, and federal public defenders as well as local and state prosecutors in Virginia. The goal is to...
This $108,001 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) supports the Alabama John R. Justice Program. The program aims to encourage qualified individuals to enter and continue employment as prosecutors and public defenders in Alabama. Specifically, the grant funding establishes and maintains a statewide student loan repayment assistance program for local, state, and federal public defenders as well as local and state prosecutors in...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $101,941 under the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act (CFDA 16.816) Formula Grant program to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. The grant will incentivize prosecutors and public defenders to choose or remain in public service positions by lessening the burden of educational debt obligations through substantial and meaningful loan repayment awards. The Commission will conduct an...
The Washington State Department of Commerce is awarded a $133,652 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance under the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act (CFDA 16.816) program. The grant will support the state's efforts to recruit and retain talented local, state, and tribal public defenders and prosecutors through a student loan repayment assistance program. The two-year grant, effective from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025, will...
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 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 Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act (CFDA 16.816) Formula Grant, awarded $124,557.00 to the Office of Emergency Services (CAL OES), a child entity of the U.S. State Government of California, to be used from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. 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...
The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC), operating as Arizona Corrections Support, was awarded a $129,616 Formula Grant under the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act (CFDA 16.816) program by the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant, effective from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025, will enable ACJC to establish and maintain a statewide student loan repayment assistance program for local, state, and federal public defenders as well as...