BJA FY 15 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Local Solicitation

The summary for the BJA FY 15 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Local Solicitation grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

BJA FY 15 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Local Solicitation: 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.

Federal Grant Title:	BJA FY 15 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Local Solicitation
Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Justice Assistance (USDOJ-OJP-BJA)
Grant Categories:	Law Justice and Legal Services
Type of Opportunity:	Other
Funding Opportunity Number:	BJA-2015-4167
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	16.738
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	June 26th, 2015
Original Application Deadline:	June 26th, 2015
Posted Date:	May 12th, 2015
Creation Date:	May 12th, 2015
Archive Date:	July 26th, 2015
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$2,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	May 12th, 2015

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: City or township governments - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applicants are limited to units of local government appearing on the FY 2015 JAG Allocations List. To view this list, go to www.bja.gov/programs/jag/15jagallocations.html. For JAG Program purposes, a unit of local government is: a town, township, village, parish, city, county, borough, or other general purpose political subdivision of a state; or, it may also be a federally recognized Indian tribe that performs law enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). Otherwise a unit of local government may be any law enforcement district or judicial enforcement district established under applicable state law with authority to independently establish a budget and impose taxes. In Louisiana, a unit of local government means a district attorney or parish sheriff.
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