BJA FY 15 Solicited-PREA

The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) provides that a state or territory whose governor does not certify full compliance with the standards is subject to the loss of five percent of any DOJ grant funds that it would otherwise receive for prison purposes, unless the governor submits an assurance that such five percent will be used only for the purpose of enabling the state to achieve and certify full compliance with the standards in future years. See 42 U.S.C. 15607(c). The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is one of the DOJ grant programs subject to this requirement in fiscal year (FY) 2015, which commenced on October 1, 2014 and ends on September 30, 2015.

The goals of the FY 2015 PREA Reallocation JAG Program are to continue implementation of the national standards to prevent, detect, and respond to prison rape in order to protect individuals from sexual abuse and sexual harassment in confinement. The recipient will use awarded PREA reallocation funds the hire a Project Coordinator under contract to work in coordination with a PREA instructor, the Federal Affair Office, Auxiliary Secretaries Services, and Program and Auxiliary Secretaries Security Office staff members to manage PREA project efforts. The Project Coordinator will be responsible for the day to day logistics of the project, implementing goals and objectives, monitoring project progress and performance, providing status reports, managing project training within the defined budget and complying with state and federal regulations. Grant funds will also be used to purchase and install security cameras in a correctional facility to deter sexual abuse.

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