Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant - Iowa

Grant Details:
Application Due Date: April 2013 est

Description: 

GENERAL GRANT PROGRAM INFORMATION

The Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP), under the Byrne-Justice Assistance Grant Program (Formerly known as the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Grant and the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Programs), provides financial assistance to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system with an emphasis on violent crime, drug offenses and serious offenders.

Funding for this solicitation is available through the combination of Iowa’s Byrne-Justice Assistance Grant, Byrne-Justice Assistance Grant/American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and Residential Substance Abuse Treatment allocations. Approximately $4.2 million will be committed through this competitive grant process. Of the program funds, federal guidelines currently require a minimum of 54.67% to be passed through to local jurisdictions and a maximum of 45.33% to be passed to state agencies.

Applications within six federally-approved “Program Purpose Areas” and addressing at least one of the state-established “Priorities” will be considered for funding.

Byrne-JAG Program Purpose Areas
A. Law Enforcement Programs
B. Prosecution and Court Programs
C. Prevention and Education Programs
D. Corrections And Community Corrections Programs
E. Drug Treatment Programs
F. Planning Evaluation and Technology Improvement Programs

Iowa Byrne-JAG Priorities
The state of Iowa has identified the following results areas for which grant funding will be prioritized. Priority funding will be provided to projects which employ strategies that positively affect these broadly targeted areas.
• All Iowans are Healthy and Drug-Free
• Iowa Communities Are Free From Illegal Drugs
• All Iowans are Safe from Drug Abusing Offenders

More information on Eligibility for Direct JAG Funding from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Program Application Information

Organization Information:
Organization: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Website: http:/​/​www.​ojp.​usdoj.​gov/​BJA/​grant/​index.​html

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Dennis Wiggins
Contact Email: dennis.​wiggins@​iowa.​gov
Contact Phone: 515-242-6391

More Information:
http:/​/​www.​state.​ia.​us/​government/​odcp/​programs/​apply_​jag.​html