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The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (EBMGP) was established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Acts of 1986 and 1988, allocating approximately $200 million dollars to municipalities both local and state. The allocated money was used in efforts to reduce drug-crimes and support drug control, which was of national concern at the time. [1]
Agencies in Sangamon County, Macon County and Champaign County will get a combined $266,129 from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program.
During Trump’s term in office, several states, including New York, sued the administration after it cut off Byrne JAG grants to sanctuary cities. After an appeals court sided with the Trump ...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, within the United States Department of Justice. [1] BJA provides leadership and assistance to local criminal justice programs that improve and reinforce the nation's criminal justice system.
Section 12003 permits states to use grant funds from the Byrne JAG program to implement crisis intervention programs. These may include "red flag laws", but the bill contains protections for due process, including a right to fair hearings and legal counsel and a burden of proof. States are permitted to choose what type of crisis intervention ...
President-elect Donald Trump and his allies have vowed to radically shift American policy from Day 1. From mass deportations to eliminating the Department of Education, Trump's policies could ...
In 2018, U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos in Manhattan ordered that the Byrne JAG grants be awarded unconditionally, saying the administration acted arbitrarily and capriciously in withholding ...
Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, LLEBG funding was deprecated in favor of counter-terrorism programs such as those funded by the new Department of Homeland Security. Funding declined from $418 in 2001 to $115 million in 2004, and was replaced in 2006 by the Justice Assistance Grant .