Block Grant 2020DJBX0760

This $2,157,199.00 Formula Grant award was provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738). The grant supports the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (MN DPS) Fiscal and Administrative Services Division in delivering a range of criminal justice initiatives across the state, including enhancing law enforcement capabilities, improving public safety, and addressing various aspects of the criminal justice...

This $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) will support three key objectives in Hennepin County, Minnesota: Increase access to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment for detained individuals, who are disproportionately African American and Native American, by hiring a dedicated sheriff's deputy to transport detainees to treatment and...

The Dekalb County Department of Finance received a $303,670 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 funding will support a range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. Eligible uses of funds include initiatives in law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, drug...

The Judiciary Courts of the State of Minnesota (Minnesota Judicial Branch) was awarded a $394,712 Treatment Court Discretionary Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The 4-year grant will enhance the Anoka County Drug Court (ACDC) program, which serves high-risk, high-need felony offenders with substance use disorders. Funding will be used to expand drug testing services, evaluate equity and inclusion of participants, and provide dedicated probation staffing...

The County of Wayne in Detroit, Michigan received a $1,428,183 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 part of the JAG program (CFDA 16.738), Wayne County will utilize the block grant funding to support initiatives in ten program areas including law enforcement, prosecution, corrections, drug...

The Manchester Police Department (MPD) in New Hampshire received a $537,124 Project Grant award 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 enable MPD to implement an investigative checklist strategy via a mobile phone application to address a recent increase in violent and property crime and improve investigative clearance rates. Key deliverables include developing an...

The City of Oklahoma City received a $500,133 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) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The JAG Program allows local and tribal governments flexibility to support a wide range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions. Oklahoma City will use...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $237,285 Formula Grant under the Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) program to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (MN DPS) Fiscal and Administrative Services Division. The grant will fund a comprehensive strategy to address the persistent violent crime crisis in the Minneapolis-St. Paul urban core, including car jackings, gang violence, and firearm-related offenses. Key initiatives will focus on prevention, intervention,...

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Block Grant award of $546,989 provides the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee with funding to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. Administered by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, the JAG Program (CFDA #16.738) aims to provide additional...

This $600,358 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The grant will support the Mille Lacs County Drug Treatment Court in Minnesota's Seventh Judicial District, which serves a rural area with a Native American population. The grant will fund the court's efforts to serve up to 80 high-risk, high-need offenders with substance use disorders over the 4-year grant period. Key...