Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant - Georgia

Grant Details:
Application Due Date: April 2012 est

Description:

Eligiblity: Applicants are limited to governments within Georgia who received an award under the 2009 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program to fund a drug enforcement project.

Overview:

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is a law enforcement initiative created in 2005 by the merger of the Byrne Grant Program and the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program. This grant program provides funding to Georgia to enforce state and local controlled substances laws and to improve the criminal justice system, with an emphasis on the reduction of violent crime, illegal drugs, and other serious offenses. JAG addresses seven purpose areas, including law enforcement, prosecution and courts, crime/drug use prevention and education, corrections and community corrections, drug enforcement and treatment, planning, evaluation, and technology improvement, and crime victim-witness programs.

While JAG program funding has been used to support a range of criminal justice system initiatives in Georgia, a historical emphasis has been placed on the support of collaborative efforts to enhance drug enforcement activities in rural Georgia. The Multi-jurisdictional Drug Task Forces represent a longstanding example of state, county, and city law enforcement agencies working together on a daily basis to accomplish a specific goal – drug enforcement -- that impacts the state as a whole. Georgia also uses JAG program funding to support regional K-9 Resource Teams and Training Programs. These regional programs have freed individual law enforcement agencies in small rural counties and cities of the costs associated with managing, supporting, and training their own K-9 units. K-9 Resource Teams work in drug enforcement, explosives and firearm detection, searches for missing persons, and other unique services.

To continue support for these existing programs without disruption, the Council is making available funding only to existing Multi-jurisdictional Drug Task Forces and K-9 Resource Teams through a non-competitive, limited eligibility process for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. Please note that individual allocations have NOT been determined; existing Multi-jurisdictional Drug Task Forces may receive a maximum award equal to the allocation received in SFY 2010.

Grant Focus:

This program is intended to create safer communities through the partnerships of federal, state, and local governments. Projects should focus on improving the criminal justice system with an emphasis on violent crime and serious offenders.

Match Requirement:

Projects require a 25 percent cash match requirement. Percentages are based on total project cost. Match funds must be in cash, not inkind, and should be identified before applying for grant funding.

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

- Crime victim and witness programs

Award Period:

July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011

Deadline:

All applications are due at 4:30 p.m. on June 7, 2010