Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
The Byrne Justice Assistance Grant program (Byrne JAG) is the cornerstone federal crime-fighting program, enabling communities to target resources to their most pressing local needs.
Byrne JAG can be used broadly for law enforcement needs, as well as prosecution and courts, prevention and education, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, planning, evaluation and technology, and crime victim and witness programs. This breadth and flexibility means states and local communities can use Byrne JAG to balance resources and address problems across the entire criminal justice system and to react quickly to urgent challenges and changing circumstances.
The Byrne-JAG program has tremendous potential as an ongoing source of funding for community corrections programs and facilities. Learn more about the program and how to access funding in your state and local jurisdiction. The documents provided here by the National Criminal Justice Association are excellent tools to use in making your case for innovative uses of Byrne-JAG funding with their thorough review of how these dollars can and are being spent in the various states.
ICCA is an active supporter of Byrne-JAG legislation and appropriations and invites you to join us in our efforts to expand the pool of available funding from its current $500 million to the full funding as authorized at $1.1 billion.
Byrne-JAG Expenditures in Support of Community Corrections and Reentry
NCJA-Byrne Jag Funding: A Snapshot form the States
NCJA – Examples of Innovative Programs Funded by Byrne JAG (111 pages)