Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Application and Budget
The Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Subgrant Request for Applications is open. For submittal, the signed application, assurances and budget and other required documentation must be emailed to ocja@dps.state.nv.us The deadline for Subgrant applications is on or before Monday, September 30, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. The required current application documents to download can be obtained by contacting the Office Of Criminal Justice Assistance at ocja@dps.state.nv.us
The State of Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS), Office
of Criminal Justice Assistance (OCJA) is now accepting applications for the Edward
Byrne Memorial Justice of Assistance Grant (JAG) from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. OCJA serves
as the State Administrating Agency (SAA) for Nevada and issues subawards
through a competitive process.
The JAG Program is the primary provider of federal criminal
justice funding to the state and local jurisdictions in Nevada and provides
additional personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, training,
technical assistance and information systems for criminal justice. OCJA will
provide JAG grant resources to projects with a high probability of improving
the performance of the criminal justice system and increase Nevada’s capacity
to prevent and reduce violent crime, disruption of drug and gang activity,
illegal drug sales and distribution, and human trafficking for safer Nevada
communities. Projects funded with the JAG program will enhance the rule of law
by strengthening court programs, prosecution, defense, reentry programs, and
system improvements for criminal justice with technology across the state. JAG
funds can be used as “seed” money for pilot projects.
The JAG statute
defines “criminal justice” as “activities pertaining to crime prevention,
control, or reduction, or the enforcement of the criminal law, including, but
not limited to, police efforts to prevent, control, or reduce crime or to
apprehend criminals, activities of courts having criminal jurisdiction, and
related agencies (including but not limited to prosecutorial and defender
services, and pretrial service or release agencies) activities of corrections, probation, or
parole authorities and related agencies assisting in the rehabilitation,
supervision, and care of criminal offenders, and programs relating to the
prevention, control, or reduction of narcotic addiction.”
Additional Uses of JAG
Funds
- Crime and Violence Reduction Strategies
- Support
innovative and new technology initiatives that will improve communications,
data sharing, training or operations for the criminal justice partners, or
improve accuracy and timeliness of state-level crime data.
- Support
the aggressive and innovative investigations, interruptions of gang activity,
and stopping those individuals responsible for drug, gang and violent crime.
- Support
multijurisdictional task force programs that integrate Federal, State, and
local drug law enforcement agencies and prosecutors for the purpose of
enhancing interagency coordination, intelligence, and facilitating
multijurisdictional investigations.
- Programs
designed to target the domestic sources of controlled and illegal substances,
such as precursor chemicals, diverted pharmaceuticals, clandestine
laboratories, and cannabis cultivations and to remove any hazardous substance
or pollutant or contaminant associated with the illegal manufacture of
amphetamine or methamphetamine.
- Support
reentry projects that provide opportunities for offenders to successfully
reintegrate into Nevada communities. Projects will improve the outcomes for
incarcerated individuals returning to the community from prison or jail.
- Purchase
fentanyl and methamphetamine detection equipment, including handheld
instruments and training for law enforcement safety, as well as opioid reversal
agents.
- Purchase
drug-detection canines to combat the rise of drug trafficking, including that
of methamphetamines.
- Support
efforts to seal and expunge criminal history information in accordance with
state laws and policies.
- Support
virtual reality de-escalation training.
- Purchase
humane remote restraint devices that enable law enforcement to restrain an
uncooperative subject without inflicting pain.
- Purchase
gunfire detection technology.
- Innovative Projects: Innovative projects are new projects or
approaches in a jurisdiction or community. These
projects will offer fresh perspectives for reducing and preventing drug and
violent crime at the state, local, or tribal government levels by identifying
chronic or emerging drug and violent crime challenges and proposing evidence-informed
strategies to strengthen public safety.
- Crime Analysis and Investigation: With the recent increases
in violent crime, crime analysis and investigations have become increasingly
vital. Law enforcement agencies that have robust analysis capabilities are
better able to focus their limited resources in ways that directly improve
public safety while protecting the rights of civilians. According to the International Association of
Crime Analysts (IACA), “Crime analysis is both a profession and a set of techniques.” The
professionals who perform crime analysis, and the techniques they use, are
dedicated to helping law enforcement agencies become more effective through the
use of relevant metrics, information, and analytical practices.
- Community
Based Violence Intervention (CVI) Approaches CVI is an
approach that uses evidence-informed strategies to reduce violence through
tailored, community-centered initiatives. These multidisciplinary strategies
engage individuals and groups to prevent and disrupt cycles of violence and
retaliation and establish relationships between individuals and community
assets to deliver services that save lives, address trauma, provide
opportunity, and improve the physical, social, and economic conditions that
drive violence. DOJ’s approach to disrupting violent crime is centered on
partnerships – both with the communities harmed by violent crime and with the
law enforcement agencies that protect those communities. The approach is
centered on building public trust with the goal of making our communities
safer.
Distribution of Grant Funds
JAG is a federal formula grant.
Federal guidelines for JAG stipulate that a minimum of 80.3% of Nevada’s JAG
award be passed through to local jurisdictions and a maximum of 18% may be
passed to state agencies.
All
subrecipients must comply with all applicable provisions of the Federal Program
Guidelines, and the requirements of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Federal
Guide.
OCJA staff encourages all grant applicants to please visit the www.crimesolutions.gov website for evidence-based programs. Applicants who plan to adhere to an evidence-informed program will receive higher consideration during the grant application review process. Contact any OCJA staff for additional information at (775) 687-1500.
JAG Application and Budget - FFY2024 JAG Subgrant Request For Applications