Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

Program goal(s) name: Improve the functioning of the criminal justice system to prevent and reduce crime. Program goal(s) description: Provide critical funding to state, local, and tribal governments under nine statutorily required program areas to

This program provides formula and competitive grant funding to states and eligible units of local government, respectively, to support hiring additional personnel and/or purchase equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, and information systems for criminal justice or civil proceedings, including for any one or more of the following nine program areas: Law enforcement programs; Prosecution and court programs; Prevention and education programs; Corrections and community corrections programs; Drug treatment and enforcement programs; Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs; Crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation); Mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs, including behavioral programs and crisis intervention teams; Implementation of state crisis intervention court proceedings and related programs or initiatives, including but not limited to mental health courts, drug courts, veterans courts, and extreme risk protection order programs.

JAG formula grants States, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, as well as eligible units of local government (including tribes). JAG project grants: Varies by NOFO, see https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities.

JAG Formula grants: Formula awards of at least $25,000 or more begin October 1 of the fiscal year and are four years in length. Awards that are less than $25,000 begin October 1 of the years and are two years in length. Requests for up to two additional years to complete performance of the award will be granted automatically. Extensions beyond a four-year period for all JAG awards may be approved on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of BJA. JAG project grants: Varies by NOFO, see https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities.

An applicant may find the names and addresses of State Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) at the following website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SPOC-4-13-20.pdf.

Criteria for selecting proposals is determined as part of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).

All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.

The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.

In some cases, award periods may be extended if specific criteria are met. For details, please review the discussion of no-cost extensions in the Criteria for Award Extension section of the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview

Applicable rights to appeal are provided in the notice of denial of funding.