The City of Philadelphia Police Department received a $1.547 million Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to support a variety of criminal justice initiatives from October 2021 through September 2025. As a block grant under the JAG Program (CFDA 16.738), the funding can support local law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, drug treatment and crime prevention efforts based on the recipient's needs and conditions....
The City of Philadelphia received a $999,981 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women on October 1, 2021 to build a trauma-informed criminal justice system response for victims. The grant, which will be completed by September 30, 2024, was awarded under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). This program aims to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence,...
The City of Cincinnati was awarded a $350,000 Project Grant by 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 grant funding will support the implementation of a rigorous case review process, or screening, within the City of Cincinnati Law Department's Division of Prosecuting Attorneys. The goals of the screening program are to improve public safety and victim services, increase office and...
This federal Formula Grant award of $4,991,633 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738) will support the implementation of crisis intervention court proceedings and related programs in Pennsylvania. The key initiatives to be funded include: Establishing a statewide Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Technical Assistance Center to enhance training, data collection, and partnerships between law enforcement and behavioral...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the DC Office Of Victim Services a $1,521,591 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program block grant from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. The JAG Program aims to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on state and local needs under the CFDA #16.738. Through five sub-awards, services will be delivered to facilitate the successful reentry of recently...
The City of Scranton received a $108,975 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 part of the JAG program (CFDA #16.738), the funding can be used for initiatives in areas like law enforcement, prosecution, corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, crime victim...
The County of Delaware, PA received a $107,069 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 County to provide services across ten program areas including law...
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 $1,609,591 to the City of Phoenix Police Department to support a range of activities to prevent and control crime from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. Grant funds can support initiatives in areas such as law enforcement,...
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program awarded the City of Boston Police Department $441,825 to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. Administered by the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, the JAG Program (CFDA #16.738) aims to provide additional funding for personnel, equipment, supplies, training, and information systems to...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded the City of Philadelphia $615,000 to implement the Group Violence Intervention (GVI) Program Expansion. This project will expand the existing GVI gun violence reduction strategy to serve juveniles aged 12-18 years through case management, mediation, service coordination, and other supportive services. The initiative aims to interrupt cycles of retaliation, teach that violence is not...