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Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program – Local Solicitation

Link

https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2024-172239

Additional Links

Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)
Solicitation Overview

Deadline

Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2024

Sponsor

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Purpose

Offers noncompetitive funding to local governments to strengthen the criminal justice system and improve communities' ability to enforce criminal law; prevent, control, or reduce crime, with emphasis on addressing violent crime and serious offenders; to support the operations of the courts, corrections, probation, and parole authorities; and to assist agencies with rehabilitation, supervision, and care of criminal offenders, and programs related to the prevention, control, or reduction of narcotic addiction and juvenile delinquency. Funds may be used for additional personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems in support of programs in 1 or more of the following areas:

• Law enforcement
• Prosecution and courts
• Prevention and education
• Corrections and community corrections
• Drug treatment and enforcement
• Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement
• Crime victim and witness support, not including compensation
• Mental health, behavioral health, and crisis intervention teams for law enforcement and correction programs
• Implementation of state crisis intervention court proceedings and related programs/initiatives, such as mental health courts, drug courts, veterans courts, and extreme risk protection order programs

Additional uses of funds for this program include:

• Support reentry projects to improve outcomes for incarcerated individuals returning to the community
• Support public defense systems, including the hiring and retention of attorneys
• Support projects related to preventing, detecting, seizing, and/or stopping the presence and use of contraband cellphones within correctional facilities
• Purchase fentanyl and methamphetamine detection equipment, safety training for law enforcement, and opioid reversal agents
• Purchase drug detection canines to combat the rise in drug trafficking, including that of methamphetamines
• Efforts to seal and expunge criminal history information following state laws and policies
• Work to recruit and retain law enforcement workforce that is all-inclusive, diverse, expert, and accountable
• Provide virtual reality de-escalation training
• Purchase other equipment and technology

Amount of Funding

Award allocations are made under two funding categories and are determined by a 4 step statutory formula.

• Category 1 - Recipients are eligible for allocation amounts of less than $25,000, with a project period of 2 years.
• Category 2 - Recipients are eligible for allocation amounts of $25,000 or more, with a project period of 4 years.

Estimated number of awards: 1,140
Estimated total program funding: $84,921,048

Fiscal year (FY) 2024 Allocations

Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants are units of local government. For this opportunity, units of local government include:

• Towns
• Townships
• Villages
• Parishes
• Cities
• Counties
• Boroughs
• Federally recognized Indian tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions
• Law enforcement or judicial enforcement districts with authority under state law to independently establish a budget and impose taxes

Geographic Coverage

Nationwide

What This Program Funds

Capacity Building • Equipment • New Program • Operating Costs and Staffing

Application Process

Application instructions, requirements, and other information can be found in the funding announcement.

Applications must be submitted electronically through a 2-step process:

• Step 1: Applicants will submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in grants.gov by the October 16, 2024 deadline.
• Step 2: Applicants will submit the full application, including attachments, in the JustGrants grants management system by the October 22, 2024 deadline.

Units of local government identified by BJA as having a disparate status must apply jointly with all other disparate municipalities in a county through a fiscal agent. Additional information to help applicants in determining a disparate status and submitting a joint application can be found in the funding announcement.

Applicant webinar recording, slides, and transcript
Applicant frequently asked questions

Contact

For questions on submitting in grants.gov:
800-518-4726
support@grants.gov

For questions on submitting in JustGrants:
833-872-5175
JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov

For programmatic and technical questions:
Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Response Center
800-851-3420
TTY at 301-240-6310
grants@ncjrs.gov

Rural Awards

Rural communities that received funding in FY 2023 include:

• Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes in Poplar, Montana
• County of Lincoln in Maine
• County of Chesterfield in South Carolina
• Alexander City in Alabama
• City of Elkins in West Virginia

Topics This Program Addresses

Community Supervision • Crime Reduction • Justice System • Mental Health • Methamphetamine • Naloxone • Opioids • Prevention • Substance Use Disorder • Teleservices and Technology • Violence, Trauma, and Abuse • Youth