PUBLICATION ADVISORY

BJS Releases Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, 2021

      WASHINGTON — BJS today released Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, 2021.  This report describes the steps used to calculate the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) formula-based award amounts and presents summary results of the fiscal year 2021 calculations.

      The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 merged two grant programs to establish the JAG program.  The Bureau of Justice Assistance administers the program, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics calculates the award amounts.  The JAG program provides states, tribes and local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of criminal justice areas.  States and localities receive funds based on their resident population reported by the U.S. Census Bureau and on violent crime data reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

      TITLE:  Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, 2021 (NCJ 304372)

      AUTHORS:  BJS Statistician Alexia D. Cooper, Ph.D.

      WHERE:  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.

      The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime, advance racial equity in the administration of justice, assist victims and enhance the rule of law.  More information about OJP and its components can be found at www.ojp.gov.

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OFFICE:  bjs.ojp.gov
CONTACT:  Tannyr Watkins at 202-532-3923 or Tannyr.M.Watkins@ojp.usdoj.gov