Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

 

Goal: Provide states, tribes, and units of local government with additional personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice. Objective(s): The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) is a formula grant program that provides states, tribes, and local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas including law enforcement; prosecution and court; prevention and education; corrections and community corrections, including reentry; drug treatment and enforcement; planning, evaluation, and technology improvement; crime victim and witness initiatives; and mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs, including behavioral programs and crisis intervention teams. JAG also supports the 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 project grants may address precipitous increases in crime and/or training and technical assistance, and may be specified for a particular criminal justice use such as compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) or the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Note: BJA is currently re-developing its key performance measures for the JAG program.

Active 16.738 Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice A - Formula Grants; B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 Data is not yet available. Please visit https://www.bja.gov/Jag/showcase.html.
Fiscal Year 2018 Please visit https://www.bja.gov/Jag/showcase.html
Fiscal Year 2020 Please visit https://bja.ojp.gov/feature-stories for feature stories highlighting how BJA grant funds are being used across the country and the impact the funding has had on the recipient agencies and organizations, as well as the communities they serve.
Fiscal Year 2021 Please visit https://bja.ojp.gov/program/jag/overview.
Fiscal Year 2022 Please visit https://bja.ojp.gov/program/jag/overview
Fiscal Year 2024 Please visit https://bja.ojp.gov/program/jag/overview Generally codified at 34 U.S.C. 10151-10726, including subpart 1 of part E (codified at 34 U.S.C. 10151 - 10158); see also 28 U.S.C. 530C(a)., Title 1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Public Law 90-351, U.S.C.
(Pub. L. No. 117-159, 136 Stat. 1313, 1339); 28 U.S.C. 530C., Title Bipartisan Safer Communities Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, Public Law 117-159, 28 U.S.C. 530C, Statute 136,1313, 1339
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328 JAG formula grants: States and units of local government are eligible to apply. By law, for purposes of the JAG Program: States includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. states must designate a single State Administering Agency that has authority to apply on their behalf. Units of local government includes a town, township, village, parish, city, county, borough, or other general-purpose political subdivision of a state; or it may be a federally recognized Indian tribal government that performs law enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). A unit of local government also may be any law enforcement district or judicial enforcement district established under applicable state law with authority to independently establish a budget and impose taxes. Please see solicitations for eligibility requirements for JAG Formula, Project, and TTA 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 solicitation, see https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities. Each applicant must submit a completed application that meets the requirements specified in the program guidance. Each applicant must submit a completed application that meets the requirements specified in the program guidance. JAG Formula grants: A JAG application is not complete, formula grant recipients may not access award funds, unless the chief executive of the applicant state or unit of local government properly executes, and the unit of local government submits, the "Certifications and Assurances by the Chief Executive of the Applicant Government." Certifications can be found at https://bja.ojp.gov/program/jag/certifications-assurances JAG project grants: Varies by solicitation, see https://ojp.gov/funding/Explore/CurrentFundingOpportunities.htm. Preapplication coordination is required. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. 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. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applications are submitted in two-steps: Step 1: Applicants must begin the application process by submitting an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov. To register in Grants.gov, applicants will need to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and System for Award Management (SAM) registration or renewal. NOTE: The application must be submitted by an applicant with a UEI associated with an entity that is eligible to apply in order to receive an award. See the Eligibility section for more information as well as the JAG FAQs at https://bja.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh186/files/media/document/jag-faqs.pdf for specific examples. Step 2: After submitting the SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov, the application information and SF-424 and the SF- LLL forms will be transferred to JustGrants where the full application, including attachments, must be submitted. Upon approval by the Office of Justice Programs Assistant Attorney General, successful applicants are notified via DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants). The grant award must be accepted electronically by the receiving organizations authorized official in JustGrants. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines BJA will not disapprove any application (or amendment to that application) without affording the applicant reasonable notice of any deficiencies and providing an opportunity for correction and reconsideration. For Formula awards, please see 28 CFR Part 18. There are no appeal rights for rejection of a discretionary application, but for discretionary awards, please see section 28 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 18. Subject to annual appropriations. Criteria are described in the OJP Program Announcement available at the Office of Justice Programs web site https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities. In general, JAG funds may be used to hire additional personnel and/or purchase equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice or civil proceedings, including for any one or more of the 9 statutory program areas program areas: 1) law enforcement programs; 2) prosecution and court programs; 3) prevention and education programs; 4) corrections and community corrections programs; 5) drug treatment and enforcement programs; 6) planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs; 7) crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation); 8) mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs, including behavioral programs and crisis intervention teams; and 9) 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 (see the current fiscal year’s solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs funding opportunities web site https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunitiesent-funding-opportunities). Performance Reports: To assist in fulfilling the Departments responsibilities under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Public Law 103-62, and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, Public Law 111–352, recipients must provide data that measures the results of their work. Payments and transactions are subject to audits by the Government Accountability Office, Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General, State or local government auditors, and auditors from independent public accounting firms. Jurisdictions must follow their local policies and procedures, including maintenance of reliable and accurate accounting systems, record keeping, and systems of internal control. In accordance with the requirement set forth in 2 CFR 200, Subpart F, grantees must maintain all financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to the award for at least 3 years following the close of the most recent audit. Statutory Formula: Title I Chapter Subchapter V Part A Subpart 42 USC 3756 JAG formula grants are based on a statutory formula that is fully described within the JAG Technical Report at https://bjs.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh236/files/media/document/jagp20.pdf. Once each fiscal year’s overall JAG Program funding level is determined, BJA works with the Bureau of Justice Statistics to begin a four-step grant award calculation process, which, in general, consists of: 1. Computing an initial JAG allocation for each state, based on its share of violent crime and population (weighted equally). 2. Reviewing the initial JAG allocation amount to determine if the state allocation is less than the minimum award amount defined in the JAG legislation (0.25 percent of the total). If this is the case, the state is funded at the minimum level, and the funds required for this are deducted from the overall pool of JAG funds. Each of the remaining states receives the minimum award plus an additional amount based on its share of violent crime and population. 3. Dividing each state’s final award amount (except for the territories and the District of Columbia) between the state and its units of local governments at rates of 60 and 40 percent, respectively. 4. Determining unit of local government award allocations, which are based on their proportion of the state’s 3-year violent crime average. If the “eligible award amount” for a particular unit of local government, as determined on this basis, is $10,000 or more, then the unit of local government is eligible to apply directly to OJP (under the JAG Local Solicitation) for a JAG award. If the “eligible award amount” for a particular unit of local government, as determined on this basis, is less than $10,000, however, the funds are not made available for a direct award to that particular unit of local government, but instead are added to the amount that is awarded to the state. JAG project grants: Statutory formula is not applicable.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. 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 solicitation, see https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities. Trust Fund – States (or state administering agencies) or units of local government may draw down JAG funds either in advance or on a reimbursement basis. To draw down in advance, a trust fund must be established in which to deposit the funds. The trust fund must be in an interest-bearing account, unless one of the exceptions in 2 C.F.R. § 200.305(b)(8) apply. If subrecipients draw down JAG funds in advance, they also must establish a trust fund in which to deposit the funds. For additional information, see 2 C.F.R. § 200.305. Contact the State Administering Agency, listed at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/saa/ Brenda M. Worthington
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Assistance
810 7th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20531 USA
Brenda.Worthington@usdoj.gov
Phone: W: 202-305-7844 C: 202-598-0564 https://bja.ojp.gov/program/jag/overview 15-0404-0-1-754 (Formula Grants) FY 22$422,396,220.00; FY 23 est $770,805,000.00; FY 24 est $542,630,000.00; FY 21$278,006,280.00; FY 20$367,510,474.00; FY 19$364,936,434.00; FY 18$310,428,140.00; FY 17$303,543,145.00; FY 16$434,522,436.00; - JAG formula grants: Allocations for each fiscal year formula grants can be found at https://bja.ojp.gov/program/jag/overview. JAG project grants: Varies by solicitation, see https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities. Solicitation guidelines are posted on the Office of Justice Programs web site at http://www.ojp.gov/funding/solicitations.htm. For additional guidance reference the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview) and Post award Instructions (http://ojp.gov/funding/Implement/Resources/PostAwardInstructions.pdf). Applicable administrative requirements and Department of Justice regulations applicable to specific types of grantees can be found in title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (2 C.F.R.). Fiscal Year 2022 Please visit https://bja.ojp.gov/program/jag/overview