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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.
The Justice Department has historically given out over $250 million in funding per year to state and local law enforcement agencies through the Byrne JAG grant program.
Examples of direct assistance to these individuals include Section 8 vouchers, Pell Grant scholarships, and disaster relief awards, among many others. [8] Every program is designed with a specific recipient in mind. Certain programs have restrictions on who may receive the assistance because of the nature of its activity or service. [8]
The program has been known as RAISE since 2021, and has awarded 90 projects across 47 states plus the District of Columbia and Guam in 2021, 166 projects across 50 states and various territories in 2022, and 162 projects across 50 states and various territories in 2023. [11] In 2023, the program received $2.2 billion in federal funding. [12]
Because WIC is a discretionary grant program, rather than a guaranteed program, the number of participants who can be served each year depends on how much Congress sets aside in the appropriations ...
OCSS offers two discretionary grant program opportunities that further the national child support program’s mission and goals: (1) Section 1115 Demonstration Grants, which contract with other agencies, faith- and community-based organizations, universities, or private consultants to join in these efforts and (2) Special Improvement Project ...
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.