Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs

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TITLE 42 > CHAPTER 46 > SUBCHAPTER V
SUBCHAPTER V—BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAMS

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§ 3750. Name of programs
§ 3750a. Grant authorization
§ 3750b. Application
§ 3750c. Award of grants
§ 3750d. Authorization of appropriations
Part A—Drug Control and System Improvement Grant Program
Part B—Discretionary Grants
Part C—Administrative Provisions ..found at..

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TITLE II--IMPROVING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICES GRANT PROGRAMS
Subtitle A--Assisting Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Agencies

SEC. 201. MERGER OF BYRNE GRANT PROGRAM AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL- Part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended as follows:
(1) Subpart 1 of such part (42 U.S.C. 3751-3759) is repealed.
(2) Such part is further amended--
(A) by inserting before section 500 (42 U.S.C. 3750) the following new heading:

Subpart 1--Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program;
(B) by amending section 500 to read as follows:

SEC. 500. NAME OF PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL- The grant program established under this subpart shall be known as the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.

(b) REFERENCES TO FORMER PROGRAMS- Any reference in a law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, or to the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants program, shall be deemed to be a reference to the grant program referred to in subsection (a).; and

(C) by inserting after section 500 the following new sections:

SEC. 501. DESCRIPTION.

(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED-

(1) IN GENERAL- From amounts made available to carry out this subpart, the Attorney General may, in accordance with the formula established under section 505, make grants to States and units of local government, for use by the State or unit of local government to provide additional personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice, including for any one or more of the following programs:

(A) Law enforcement programs.
(B) Prosecution and court programs.
(C) Prevention and education programs.
(D) Corrections and community corrections programs.
(E) Drug treatment programs.
(F) Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs.

(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- Paragraph (1) shall be construed to ensure that a grant under that paragraph may be used for any purpose for which a grant was authorized to be used under either or both of the programs specified in section 500(b), as those programs were in effect immediately before the enactment of this paragraph.

(b) CONTRACTS AND SUBAWARDS- A State or unit of local government may, in using a grant under this subpart for purposes authorized by subsection (a), use all or a portion of that grant to contract with or make one or more subawards to one or more--
(1) neighborhood or community-based organizations that are private and nonprofit;
(2) units of local government; or
(3) tribal governments.

(c) PROGRAM ASSESSMENT COMPONENT; WAIVER-
(1) Each program funded under this subpart shall contain a program assessment component, developed pursuant to guidelines established by the Attorney General, in coordination with the National Institute of Justice.
(2) The Attorney General may waive the requirement of paragraph (1) with respect to a program if, in the opinion of the Attorney General, the program is not of sufficient size to justify a full program assessment.

(d) PROHIBITED USES- Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds provided under this subpart may be used, directly or indirectly, to provide any of the following matters:
(1) Any security enhancements or any equipment to any nongovernmental entity that is not engaged in criminal justice or public safety.
(2) Unless the Attorney General certifies that extraordinary and exigent circumstances exist that make the use of such funds to provide such matters essential to the maintenance of public safety and good order--
(A) vehicles, vessels, or aircraft;
(B) luxury items;
(C) real estate;
(D) construction projects (other than penal or correctional institutions); or
(E) any similar matters.

(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS- Not more than 10 percent of a grant made under this subpart may be used for costs incurred to administer such grant.

(f) PERIOD- The period of a grant made under this subpart shall be four years, except that renewals and extensions beyond that period may be granted at the discretion of the Attorney General.

(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- Subparagraph (d)(1) shall not be construed to prohibit the use, directly or indirectly, of funds provided under this subpart to provide security at a public event, such as a political convention or major sports event, so long as such security is provided under applicable laws and procedures. ..more..

Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Past JAG Stats..

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Individual state JAG websites:

Georgia:

Indiana: (Older report)

Kentucky: They have a wonderful explanation of how the JAG system of grants work. In addition there are documents showing who got these grants, some are private organizations (Note: even though private they must have 501(c)(3) status).

Michigan:

Nevada:

Ohio: Use the "funding" link to find information (kinda poor info).

Oklahoma:




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