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

Post Date

June 7th 2011

Application Due Date

July 21st 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

BJA-2011-3031

CFDA Number(s)

16.738

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Eligibility Categories

Other

Applicants are limited to units of local government appearing on the FY 2011 JAG Allocations List. To view this list, go to www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/11jagallocations.html. For JAG program purposes, a unit of local government is: a town, township, village, parish, city, county, borough, or other general purpose political subdivision of a state; or, it may also be a federally recognized Indian tribe that performs law enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). Otherwise a unit of local government 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. In Louisiana, a unit of local government means a district attorney or parish sheriff. In the District of Columbia or any United States Trust Territory, a unit of local government is any agency of the District of Columbia or federal government performing law enforcement functions for the District of Columbia or Trust Territories of the United States.

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. JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system, from multijurisdictional drug and gang task forces to crime prevention and domestic violence programs, courts, corrections, treatment, and justice information sharing initiatives. JAG-funded projects may address crime through the provision of services directly to individuals and/or communities and by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of criminal justice systems, processes, and procedures.

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