BJA FY 11 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program State Solicitation

Post Date

June 7th 2011

Application Due Date

July 14th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

BJA-2011-3029

CFDA Number(s)

16.738

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
Other

Applicants are limited to states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. The allocations list can be found at: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/11JAGStateAlloc.pdf.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $None

Grant Description

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (42 U.S.C. 3751(a)) is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. The JAG Program provides states and units of local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas including law enforcement, prosecution and court programs, prevention and education programs, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, crime victim and witness initiatives, and planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  For technical assistance with submitting the application, contact the Grants Management
  System Support Hotline at 1╔к_888╔к_549╔к_9901, option 3, or via e-mail to
  GMS.HelpDesk@usdoj.gov.

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical Assistance

• Agency Email Address:

  GMS.HelpDesk@usdoj.gov

• Location:

  Bureau of Justice Assistance

• More Information:

  Full Announcement