The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (the Council or CJCC) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for competitive funding within the State of Georgia under the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program.
Donor Name: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC)
State: Georgia
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/31/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP), authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, provides formula funds to support gun violence reduction programs and initiatives. For this project, grant funds will be used by eligible jurisdictions to implement a program, modeled after the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model (CGM) Program, to confront and intervene in community gang violence. The CGM is a set of five strategies that provide communities with a flexible, yet comprehensive, approach to intervening in and reducing violence. Funding will be used to build the capacity of community organizations and resources to meet the needs of their jurisdiction as identified in a community needs assessment, conducted by CJCC’s research partner.
Funding Information
Available Funding $1,005,000. A maximum of three subgrant awards will be made, each totaling $335,000.
Project Period
The initial program award period is January 1, 2026, through September 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants are limited to units of local county commissions/board of commissioners to apply on behalf of juvenile courts within Georgia. The availability of funds is dependent on appropriations from BJA. The Bureau reserves the right to reduce the amount of funds available based on government budgetary actions. The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance administers these funds at the federal level.
- Eligible Counties are: Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Clarke, Clayton, Decatur, DeKalb, Dougherty, Hancock, Lanier, Muscogee, Richmond, Spalding, Toombs, Wilkes.
For more information, visit CJCC.
