OAJJA: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG)

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG), offered through the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), furthers the mission of assisting state, local and and tribal law enforcement efforts to prevent or reduce crime and violence and to improve the administration of the criminal justice system. 

Project Application DEADLINE: March 10, 2025
This grant accepts applications once per year. 

Statutory Authority: The JAG Program is authorized by Title I of Public Law 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).

• Announcement Date: January 6, 2025
• Application Deadline: March 10, 2025
• Funding Decision Announced: Early June 2025

• Reconsideration/Appeals Deadline: Mid-June 2025
• Grant Agreement Issuance: August/September 2025
• Award Period: October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026

JAG funds can be used for state and local governmental agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations, to provide technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice for any one or more of the following Program Areas.

JAG Program Areas:

1. Law Enforcement
2. Prosecution, Court, and Indigent Defense
3. Prevention and Education
4. Corrections and Community Corrections
5. Drug Treatment and Drug Enforcement
6. Planning, Evaluation, and Technology Improvement
7. Crime Victims and Witness Protection
8. Mental Health Programs
9. Implementation of State Crisis Intervention Court Proceedings and Related Programs or Initiatives (including, but not limited to, mental health courts, drug courts, veterans’ courts, and extreme risk protection order programs)

JAG Board Funding Priorities:

• Advancing Equity and Support for Underserved Communities
• Behavioral Health Programs that prevent and/or reduce criminality related to substance use and/or mental health disorders
• Community-Based Violence Intervention

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Announcement of Availability of Funds, Application, and Application Instructions are available in DCJ’s Grant Management System: Fluxx.io. This grant accepts application one per year.  

To access Materials and Apply for Funding:

1. Log into Fluxx.io
2. Click “Apply for Funding”
3. then click “Apply Now for a JAG Grant”

If you experience problems or have questions about how to use Fluxx, please contact dcjgms@state.co.us

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My County is interested in applying for the upcoming JAG opportunity... Are applicants able to bundle projects or can the funding only be used for one?

You can submit more than one application. You would just need to send a letter specifying the order of importance for each application.

The solicitation states Year 3 applicants “must reduce the amount requested to 75% (or lower).” Can you clarify what the 75% is from?

Reduce your request to 75% of the amount awarded in year 2.

I wanted to check if I am reading the criteria correctly this year that Non-Profits can apply directly this time?

Yes, nonprofits may apply directly if conducting public safety work complementary to law enforcement and government. This can include, but is not limited to, entities engaging in community violence intervention work within local communities and neighborhoods and entities providing support within the criminal legal system. It is new this year! Make sure you are registered with https://sam.gov, if you are not registered already.

I wanted to reach out and specifically ask if you had any grant programs for law enforcement agencies to receive mobile fingerprint scanners.

Mobile fingerprint scanners are an allowable expense for Justice Assistance Grant funds.

Does the Org chart have to have all the emails and phone numbers too, or just names and titles?

Just names and titles.

Did I hear correctly that local govts don't need to upload an org chart?

Local governmental agencies that have personnel will need to upload an org chart otherwise an org chart is not necessary.

For the OAJJA: 2025 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) grant; is one of the requirements for this grant to submit the level of violent crime data to qualify for this funding?

No, you do not have to submit crime data.

Can an individual apply for a JAG grant?

No, an individual cannot apply for a JAG grant. An organization must apply.

We have current CPCI grants and they are also moving to FLUXX. Should we go ahead and create a new account in order to apply for JAG and our CPCI grants will connect to this new account in the future?

Yes.

Our organization's mission is to end the school-to-prison pipeline... Is it best to proceed under one of these areas? Or seek general operating funds?