These reports describe the steps used to calculate the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) formula-based award amounts and present summary results of the fiscal year 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 calculations. The JAG program provides states, tribes, and local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of criminal justice areas, including?
- law enforcement
- prosecution and courts
- prevention and education
- corrections and community corrections
- drug treatment
- planning, evaluation, and technology improvement
- crime victim and witness programs.
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The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 merged two grant programs to establish the JAG program. The Bureau of Justice Assistance administers the program, and BJS calculates the award amounts. States and localities receive funds based on their resident population reported by the Census Bureau and on violent crime data reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation?s Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
The reports, Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, 2020 (NCJ 300291); 2019 (NCJ 300290); and 2018 (NCJ 300289), were written by BJS Statistician Alexia D. Cooper, Ph.D. The report, Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, 2017 (NCJ 252951), was written by BJS Statistician Alexia D. Cooper, Ph.D., and Shelley S. Hyland, Ph.D. (former). The reports, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Doris J. James is the acting director.
For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?BJS online.
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