OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement
and the community.
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to states and units of local government.
BJA will award JAG Program funds to eligible states as described in this FY 2022 JAG Program State Solicitation.
(BJA will issue a separate solicitation for applications from units of local government.) For more information on the JAG Program, please refer to the JAG Fact Sheet and/or JAG Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2022-171322
Additional Information of Eligibility:Only states may apply under this solicitation, and states must designate a single State Administering Agency (SAA) that has authority to apply on their behalf.
By law, for purposes of the JAG Program, the term "states" includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U. S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
(Throughout this solicitation, each reference to a "state" or "states" includes all 56 jurisdictions.) The expected eligible allocations by state for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 JAG Program can be found at: Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 State Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Allocations (ojp.gov).
All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.
Full Opportunity Web Address:https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2022-171322Contact: Agency Email Description: Technical Assistance
Agency Email: Date Posted: 2022-06-16
Application Due Date: Archive Date: 2022-09-04