Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (Indiana)

Deadline: 10/25/2023

Grant Duration: 12 months

Details: 

Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is the leading source of federal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions.

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program allows states and units of local government to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and local needs and conditions. In general, JAG funds may be used to hire additional personnel and/or purchase equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice, including for any one or more of the following program areas:

• Law enforcement programs.
• Prosecution and court programs.
• Prevention and education programs.
• Corrections and community corrections programs.
• Drug treatment and enforcement programs.
• Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs.
• Mental health programs related to law enforcement and corrections programs, including behavioral programs and crisis intervention teams.

Priority Areas

Applications for funding should fall under one of the JAG funding priority areas identified below. Priority will be given to programs that address one of the JAG funding priority areas and demonstrate evidence based practices.

• Law Enforcement Accreditation, Policy Development, and Training includes law enforcement accreditation and developing and maintaining policies and law enforcement training focused on addressing those areas most likely to promote trust, transparency, and accountability, including use of force, racial profiling, implicit bias, procedural justice, and duty to intervene.
• Technologies to Support Transparency and Information Sharing between Law Enforcement and Communitiesincludes software and hardware solutions designed to enhance agency transparency with the capability of facilitating information sharing with the public, promoting an agency’s work, and developing data-driven programs that improve public safety and build trust. Examples could include, but are not limited to, the sharing of information about crime statistics, locations of criminal activity, aggregated information regarding internal affairs complaints, resolutions of cases and issues in the community, support for community surveys, and outreach to residents to gather feedback.
• Priority to Evidence-Based and/or Best Practices: ICJI understands the importance of the collection and analysis of sound, relevant criminal justice data. Qualitative and quantitative data should be used in conjunction with program evaluations to measure program effectiveness and determine whether outcome goals have been achieved. Priority is given to programs that formulate their processes, activities, effectiveness, and outcomes, in conjunction with evidence-based practice standards, as indicated on resources such as the National Institute of Justice’s website, It is important to move toward evidence-based programs and focus funding on programs that work and produce results. New and innovative programs should be designed using evidence-based practices, when applicable. Adjustments or deviations from the evidence-based practice, as it is customized to the Indiana program, should be identified during the planning stages.
• Crime and Violence Reduction Strategies: In December of 2022, Indiana invested in new police technology to decrease homicides, shootings, and robberies. With the help of Project Safe Neighborhoods, some law enforcement departments were able to add moveable trailer cameras. These cameras capture real time crime. At the national level, the rate of homicide is 34 percent higher than the rate in 2019. Since the implementation of moveable trailer cameras in Indiana (December 2022), homicides have declined by 14 percent, non-fatal shootings have declined by 11 percent, and robberies by 10 percent (Crown, 2022). Indiana prioritizes reductions strategies as it relates to the reduction of crime and violence. ICJI will encourage state and local applicants to utilize JAG funds for the purposes of reducing crime and violence

Project Period

The award period for this grant shall be January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. Projects should begin on January 1, 2024, and must be in operation no later than sixty (60) days after January 1, 2024.

Eligibility Criteria

State agencies, units of local government, and units of tribal governments are eligible to apply for JAG program funding. A local unit of government is defined as: a city, county, town, township, or other political subdivision of a state; any law enforcement district or judicial enforcement district that is established under applicable state law and has authority to, in a manner independent of other state entities, establish a budget and impose taxes; and includes Indian tribes which perform law enforcement functions as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. A city or county jurisdiction must be the recipient on behalf of city and county departments.

Additionally, all applicants awarded a grant from ICJI must agree to:

• Comply with all provisions of the grant agreement.
• Comply with all award conditions set forth in the Special Conditions.
• Submit quarterly performance measures as listed in the Special Conditions provided upon approval of the proposal.
• Comply with federal guidelines contained in 200 and the DOJ Financial Guide.
• . Submit any and all data related to Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) under Indiana Code  5-2-6- 10.5 and to the State upon request.

For more information, visit ICJI.