The $12,324,824 Formula Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA #16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program), will support a range of criminal justice initiatives across the state of Texas from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The grant aims to enhance law enforcement capabilities, improve public safety, and address various aspects of the criminal justice system through financial support for personnel, equipment,...
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, funded by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, awarded $14,989,265 to the Governor of Texas Office of the Governor State of Texas Criminal Justice Division for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The JAG Program (CFDA #16.738) allows states and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and...
The Texas Governor's Office of the Governor received a $306,530 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The award will support the Texas Juvenile Justice Department's Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) grant project to pursue compliance with national PREA standards through employing criminal...
The City of Beaumont, Texas received a $133,497 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. As a block grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738), the funding can support initiatives in areas such as law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, drug...
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, administered 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 $899,516 to Bexar County, Texas to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. Grant funds can be used for initiatives, technical...
The City of Abilene, Texas received a $40,076.46 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) for the period of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2020. The funding supported the training and equipping of the Abilene Police Department and Taylor County Sheriff's Office to provide additional criminal justice personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual...
The City of Austin received a $301,552 Justice Assistance Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance for the period of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738), which provides funding to state, tribal, and local governments for additional criminal justice personnel, equipment, supplies, training, and information systems. Under this...
The City of Amarillo, Texas received a $124,476 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. Funds can support initiatives in areas such as law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, drug treatment, planning and evaluation, crime victims, and mental health programs. The...
The City of Corpus Christi, Texas will use a $206,608 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to support a range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. Funds may be applied to initiatives in law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, planning, evaluation and technology, crime victims services, and mental...
The City of Wichita Falls, Texas received a $31,297 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738). The award, issued on October 1, 2016 for completion by September 30, 2020, provided funding for the City to acquire equipment to support criminal justice objectives. Specifically, the award funded the 2017 JAG EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION project. As a block grant,...