BJA FY 21 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation

The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to states and units of local government. BJA will award JAG Program funds to eligible units of local government as described in this FY 2021 JAG Program Local Solicitation. Some key points to consider include: • Eligible applicants include units of local government, such as towns, townships, villages, parishes, cities, counties, boroughs, and other general-purpose political subdivisions of a state. • Eligible allocations under JAG are posted annually on the JAG web page, and applicants with eligible allocation amounts of less than $25,000 will apply to Category 1, while those with $25,000 or more will apply to Category 2. • All recipients and subrecipients must forgo any profit or management fee. • The expected eligible allocations by state for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 JAG Program can be found at https://bja.ojp.gov/program/jag/fy-2021-allocations.