Technical assistance (TA)

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG), administered by BJA and authorized under Public Law 109-162 (see page 136), is the leading source of federal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. The JAG Program allows states and units of local government, including tribes, to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and local...

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 established a penalty for jurisdictions that failed to substantially implement the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) by July 27, 2011, and for any year thereafter. See 42 U.S.C. § 16925(a).The Attorney General has delegated the task of determining when a jurisdiction has substantially implemented SORNA's requirements to the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing...

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG), administered by BJA and authorized under Public Law 109-162 (see page 136), is the leading source of federal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. The JAG Program allows states and units of local government, including tribes, to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and local...

To provide technical assistance to Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program, Certificate Holders and their Cost Accounting Centers. Prison Industry Programs assist incarcerated individuals to develop marketable skills that will increase their potential for rehabilitation and employment upon release.

The Adjudication TTA, administered by BJA, helps improve criminal justice systems. This program supports funding for national, state, and local programs/efforts, such as team trainings and technical assistance, by addressing the needs of state and local justice systems and communities. Under this solicitation, BJA seeks to improve and elevate the functioning of the criminal justice system specifically related to the adjudication process by assisting state...

The Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Program is being competed under 5 categories: 1) Adult Drug Court Planning Initiative to train newly forming drug court teams, 2) Adult Drug Court Training Initiative to advertise, enhance, and deliver 22 BJA approved drug court curricula to the drug court field and develop new trainings as needed; 3) Site-specific and State-based Drug Court Technical Assistance to meet...

This solicitation will focus on the delivery of national training, technical assistance, and programming on a variety of topics to law enforcement to improve and develop practice.

Those who commit crimes should be accountable to victims and their communities. The role of the justice system is to determine a fair and impartial resolution on behalf of society. However, legal financial obligations resulting from criminal justice involvement (including fines, fees, and costs) may undermine these very goals. The current landscape of legal financial obligations has come under heightened scrutiny in recent months and...

BJA has accelerated the adoption and integration of research and evidence in the field by growing the number of BJA programs that require robust researcher-practitioner partnerships. BJA is promoting researcher-practitioner partnerships in order to implement data-driven approaches to reduce crime, improve community safety, reduce recidivism, and prevent unnecessary confinement. BJA refers to the programs with these partnerships as its “Smart Suite”. To enhance the effectiveness...

BJA is accepting applications to establish new drug courts or enhance existing drug court services, coordination, and offender management and recovery support services. The purpose of the Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program (42 U.S.C. 3797u et seq.) is to provide financial and technical assistance to states, state courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments to develop and implement drug courts...