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The JAG program provides sub-grants to local governments and state agencies to support critical funding necessary in a wide range of program areas including law enforcement, prosecution and court, prevention and education, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, planning and evaluation and technology improvements. For JAG competitive funds, DCJS will list the funding priorities in its published grant guidelines.
The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is accepting applications through the Online Grant Management System (OGMS) (https://ogms.dcjs.virginia.gov/) for CY2027, Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) Grant for Specialty Courts and Dockets. This funding is supported by federal Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) funding.
The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) awards state general funds for localities to combat hate crimes. Funding is awarded to localities within the Commonwealth that have established a partnership program with institutions and/or nonprofit organizations that have been targets or are at risk of being targets of hate crimes.
The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) will provide education loan repayment benefits to prosecutors and public defenders in Virginia, using federal funds available through the John R. Justice (JRJ) Grant Program. The purpose of the program is to encourage qualified attorneys to choose careers as prosecutors and public defenders and continue in that service.
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (“DCJS”) is pleased to announce the availability of funds through the Local Law Enforcement Block (“LOLE”) Grant Program. The Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program (“JAG”) makes federal funds available to localities to help support their efforts to support public safety or crime prevention efforts. DCJS has been designated to administer a portion of the JAG funds reserved for Virginia and to make those funds available to local units of government. DCJS has designated this program the Local Law Enforcement Block, LOLE, Grant Program.
DCJS awards grants to nonprofit organizations to provide post-critical incident seminars and peer-supported critical incident stress management programs to law enforcement agencies and their staffs.
The United States Attorney for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia in partnership with DCJS awards funding that allows states, Tribes, units of local government, non-profits, and other organizations to support a broad range of activities to prevent and reduce violent crime. As the State Administrative Agency (SAA), DCJS has the responsibility of managing the coordination and distribution of PSN funds in a manner that supports the reduction of violent crime in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Code of Virginia (§ 9.1-165, et seq.) provides for financial assistance to localities with police departments through the "599" program. Currently, 40 cities, 9 counties, and 126 towns receive "599" funds. The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) administers the program.