The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is pleased to announce the availability of $2,000,000 in federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (“JAG”)funds. The JAG funds allow states and units of local government, including tribes, to support abroad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and local needs and conditions. As the State Administrative Agency (SAA), DCJS has the responsibility of managing the coordination and distribution of JAG funds in a manner that supports and improves the overall criminal justice system of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Six (6) months is the maximum length of time that grant funds will be awarded to support the initiatives of the Byrne/JAG Grant Program. Items to be requested for purchase must be allowable under the Byrne/JAG federal grant program and must be deemed allowable by DCJS on a case-by-case basis.