The County of Greenville, South Carolina received a $140,762 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support a range of criminal justice activities from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. As outlined in the grant program description under CFDA #16.738, funding will allow the county flexibility to address local criminal justice needs through initiatives in areas such as law enforcement,...
The City of Greenville, North Carolina received a $61,882.80 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to reduce gun violence and increase transparency through body-worn cameras. The award was provided under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG Program) with a completion date of September 30, 2022. Funds will support the purchase of Shot Spotter technology and body-worn cameras for the Greenville Police...
The City of Greensboro, North Carolina received a $297,844 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 awarded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738), the funding can be used flexibly based on state and local needs. Eligible uses include initiatives in law enforcement, prosecution,...
The City of Charlotte, North Carolina received a $0 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 goal of this federal grant program is to provide additional personnel, equipment, supplies, training and technical assistance to support state and local criminal justice efforts. Under this award,...
The federal Project Grant award under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738), totaling $385,117.00, aims to implement a rigorous case review process or "screening" in the Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office in Charleston and Berkeley Counties, South Carolina. The goal is to improve public safety, increase office efficiency, reduce racial disparities, and address the backlog of cases resulting from court closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
This federal Project Grant award of $272,892 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (CFDA 16.738) program. The grant aims to enhance public safety and reduce crime in Colleton County, South Carolina by arming prosecutors with evidence to convict more defendants and upgrade charges, while also sharing intelligence with local law enforcement agencies to expand the scope of their...
The County of Richland, South Carolina received a $174,008 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 (JAG Program, CFDA 16.738). The JAG Program provides state and local criminal justice funding to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions. Richland County will use the award to support law enforcement,...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738), has awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to WestEd, a non-profit education research and services agency, to support "Re-Imagining Community Safety" in the Nicholtown neighborhood of Greenville, South Carolina. The project aims to: 1) Assess the community's safety needs, 2) Assist in implementing a new Nicholtown Community Safety Strategy (NCSS), and 3)...
This federal Formula Grant award of $2,709,287.00 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program will be used by the Public Safety South Carolina Department, Office of Justice Programs to fund a range of initiatives in South Carolina aimed at reducing gun violence and suicide. Key programs and services to be supported include: Specialized court-based programs such as drug, mental health, and veterans treatment courts, including those...
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), provides $3.6 million to support a variety of criminal justice initiatives in South Carolina through September 2025. As a block grant, funds are awarded to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety to address state and local needs...