2020DJBX0250

Mercer County Gang and Crime Suppression Initiative

County Of Mercer

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 AND IS AUTHORIZED BY TITLE I OF THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968 (PUBLIC LAW NO. 90-351) (GENERALLY CODIFIED AT 34 U.S.C. 10151-10726), INCLUDING SUBPART 1 OF PART E (CODIFIED AT 34 U.S.C. 10151 - 10158); SEE ALSO 28 U.S.C. 530C(A). THE JAG PROGRAM ALLOWS STATES AND UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING TRIBES, TO SUPPORT A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT AND CONTROL CRIME BASED ON THEIR OWN STATE AND LOCAL NEEDS AND CONDITIONS. GRANT FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR STATE AND LOCAL INITIATIVES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, CONTRACTUAL SUPPORT, AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INCLUDING FOR ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM AREAS: 1) LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS; 2) PROSECUTION AND COURT PROGRAMS; 3) PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS; 4) CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS; 5) DRUG TREATMENT AND ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS; 6) PLANNING, EVALUATION, AND TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS; 7) CRIME VICTIM AND WITNESS PROGRAMS (OTHER THAN COMPENSATION); AND 8) MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL PROGRAMS AND CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS.

16.738 - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) [DOJ - OJP]

Trenton, New Jersey 08611-1822 United States

Single Zip Code

BJA-2020-17276

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have decreased 80% from $123,710 to $24,771.