BJA FY 11 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program State Solicitation

The summary for the BJA FY 11 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program State Solicitation Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	BJA FY 11 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program State Solicitation
	CFDA Number:	16.738
	CFDA Description:	Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Justice Assistance
	Category of Funding Activity:	Law Justice and Legal Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Mandatory
	Funding Opportunity Number:	BJA-2011-3029
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jun 07, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jun 07, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 14, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 14, 2011
	Archive Date:	Aug 13, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applicants are limited to states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. The allocations list can be found at: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/11JAGStateAlloc.pdf.
Grant Description: The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (42 U.S.C. 3751(a)) is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. The JAG Program provides states and units of local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas including law enforcement, prosecution and court programs, prevention and education programs, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, crime victim and witness initiatives, and planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bja/grant/11jagstatesol.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: For technical assistance with submitting the application, contact the Grants Management System Support Hotline at 18885499901, option 3, or via e-mail to GMS.HelpDesk@usdoj.gov.

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