Grant Details:
Application Due Date: June 2012 est
Description: As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005, the 108 th Congress merged the Edward Byrne Memorial Grant Program (Byrne) with the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program (LLEBG) to establish the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG). The Byrne JAG Program is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs to support a broad range of state and local government efforts to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system. Byrne JAG requires that states pass through a minimum amount (percentage) of the funds to units of local government, tribes and community- and faith-based groups (called the "pass through"). The pass through requirement is based on the percentage of funds expended for criminal justice purposes by units of local government relative to total state and local criminal justice expenditures in the state. Byrne JAG funds are appropriated in the state's annual budget and directed to support projects identified by the Legislature and the Governor. A portion of the funds may be awarded by DCJS via a competitive solicitation. New York State and the federal government have established the following guidelines concerning Byrne JAG funds: - Municipal governments, tribes, and community- and faith-based groups are eligible to receive Byrne JAG funding.
- Byrne JAG funds must be used to supplement existing funds for program activities and cannot replace, or supplant, nonfederal funds that have been appropriated for the same purpose.
- Grantees must provide matching funds (cash) equal to one-ninth of the federal award, or 10% of the total project cost.
- Byrne JAG funds cannot be used to fund security enhancements or to purchase equipment by nongovernmental entities not engaged in criminal justice or public safety directly or indirectly.
- Byrne JAG funds cannot be used to purchase vehicles, vessels, or aircraft; luxury items; real estate; or for construction projects, other than penal or correctional institutions.
JAG funds can be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice for any one or more of the following purpose areas: 1. law enforcement programs;
2. prosecution and court programs;
3. prevention and education programs;
4. corrections and community corrections programs;
5. drug treatment programs; and
6. planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs Additionally, states are prohibited from expending monies or the accompanying match (either directly or via a subgrant) to support the investigation, seizure, or closure of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories until such a time as a statewide mitigation plan is in place which meets all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations; and the administering agency (DCJS) has the capability to ensure compliance and monitor these activities. Since New York State does not have a statewide mitigation plan, DCJS has prohibited the use of Byrne JAG funds for meth lab investigation, seizure, and cleanup.
Organization Information:
Organization: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Website: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/index.html
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Beth Ryan
Contact Email: beth.ryan@dcjs.state.ny.us
Contact Phone: 518-457-1260
More Information:
http://www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/ofpa/jagmain.htm
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