Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)

Description: The Recovery Act – JAG programs allow states and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system.

Award Amount: $5,721,268

Total Expenditures: $5,034,737

Department Expenditures:

• Public Safety (DPS): $2,569,580 (Prime)
• Public Safety (DPS): $262,863
• Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH): $387,199
• Judicial: $213,180
• Corrections: $920,364
• Attorney General: $501,999
• Children, Youth and Families (DCYF): $16,752
• Public Defender: $68,000