This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the 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 in the state of Wisconsin. The $2,392,048 grant, which spans the period from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2027, will be administered by the Wisconsin Department of Justice. The funding will be used to enhance law enforcement capabilities, improve public safety, and...
The City of Madison, Wisconsin received a $110,839 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. Funds can support initiatives in ten program areas including law enforcement, prosecution, corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, crime victim services, and mental health programs. The Edward Byrne...
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program awarded the Wisconsin Department of Justice $3.1 million to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on state and local needs from October 2021 to September 2025. Administered by the Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, the JAG Program (CFDA #16.738) allows grantees to utilize funding for initiatives in nine program areas including law enforcement, prosecution, corrections, drug...
The Marathon County District Attorney's Office received a $300,630 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738). The funding will be used to implement a "Smart Prosecution" pre-filing diversion initiative in Marathon County, Wisconsin. This novel approach will establish specialized diversion tracks for veterans, individuals with mental health or substance use...
The Wisconsin Department of Justice will receive $662,768 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding supports implementation of the Justice Counts criminal justice data initiative in Wisconsin from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Specifically, the Department of Justice Wisconsin as sub-awardee will work to expand an existing criminal justice data consolidation project. This includes making interactive...
The Wisconsin Department of Justice was awarded a $825,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant will fund the Wisconsin Department of Justice's proposed Youth Crisis Stabilization and Detention Reentry Program, which aims to improve mental health and substance use disorder assessment, treatment, and reentry services in juvenile detention centers across Wisconsin. The program will...
The Wisconsin Department of Justice received a $141,244 Formula Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738) for Fiscal Year 2024. The funding will be used to enhance the state's sex offender registry and community education efforts. Key initiatives include upgrading the sex offender registry website and database to improve data management and reporting, providing language translation services, expanding...
The City of Billings Police Department received a $123,669 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the Department of Justice's 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. As a block grant, funds can support initiatives in areas such as law enforcement, prosecution, corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, planning and technology,...
The City of Lakewood, Colorado received a $110,694 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to support a range of criminal justice activities 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 be used flexibly based on local needs and priorities. It will allow the city to provide services across ten program areas including...
This $613,369 block grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance supports a variety of criminal justice initiatives through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. Administered by Hennepin County, the grant allows the county to address local public safety needs across 10 program areas from October 2021 through September 2025. These include law enforcement, prosecution, corrections, drug and mental health treatment programs,...