Grant Details:
Application Due Date: September 2012 est
Description: Overview: The Criminal Justice Commission’s (CJC) purpose is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state and local criminal justice systems by providing a centralized and impartial forum for statewide policy development and planning. The Commission is charged with developing a long-range public safety plan for Oregon, which includes making recommendations on the capacity and use of state prisons and local jails, implementation of community corrections programs and methods to reduce future criminal conduct. The Commission has a role in funding and evaluating Oregon’s drug courts. The Commission also conducts research, develops impact estimates of crime-related legislation, acts as a statistical and data clearinghouse, administers Oregon’s felony sentencing guidelines and provides staff to the advisory committees regarding asset forfeiture and racial profiling. In addition, CJC provides services to the Oregon criminal justice community through the administration of federal grant programs that reduce drug use and violent crime and improve the effectiveness of the criminal justice system. CJC administers several state and federal grant programs, including the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. Formula Grant Program funds are appropriated under the 1988 Anti-Drug Abuse Act (Public Law 100-690), and are administered to states by the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (DOJ/BJA) (3). Purpose 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, and
• crime victim and witness initiatives
This solicitation will focus on one of the JAG purpose areas: Law Enforcement; and the Oregon priority area: Law Enforcement Aimed at Disrupting the Manufacture and Distribution of Illicit Drugs. This Oregon priority area seeks to disrupt the manufacture and distribution of illicit drugs through the following efforts (in order of priority): 1) Identifying, targeting, and removing controlled substances wherever illegally manufactured or grown;
2) Arresting, prosecuting, and convicting traffickers; and
3) Protecting children from the safety and health risks associated with contact with traffickers both at home and at school. Eligibility: - Applicants eligible under this solicitation include state agencies, units of local government, and units of tribal government. A local unit of government is described as a city, county, town, township, or other general purpose political subdivision of a state and includes Indian tribes which perform law enforcement functions. - In order to receive funding under this solicitation, state, city or county departments or tribal law enforcement units must demonstrate an affiliation with an interagency narcotics team, drug task force, or similar multi-agency collaboration to address community-wide drug enforcement issues. - Entities representing jurisdictions that receive a direct JAG Program award from DOJ / BJA remain eligible applicants under the portion of the JAG Program administered by the State. Application Deadline: Completed applications for the Byrne/JAG Law Enforcement Grant Program must be submitted electronically by the deadline of: Wednesday, September 9th, 2011 ~ by 5:00pm Application
Organization Information:
Organization: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Website: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/index.html
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Bajpai Devarshi
Contact Email: devarshi.bajpai@state.or.us
More Information:
http://www.oregon.gov/CJC/2010Byrne_JAG.shtml
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