Description
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) helps to make American communities safer by strengthening the nation’s criminal justice system. Through grants, training and technical assistance, and policy development services, BJA provides state, local, and tribal governments with the tools and best practices they need to reduce crime, support justice system personnel, and combat victimization.
BJA provides funding and other support through a number of programs and services. Following are a sampling of available BJA resources that are specifically related to corrections matters:
Awards
BJA Programs
Following are some of the BJA programs that focus on corrections and supporting officers:
- Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program
- Improving Community Supervision Outcomes Through Swift, Certain, and Fair Responses
- Innovations in Reentry Initiative
- Innovations in Supervision Initiative
- Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP)
- Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI)
- Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
- Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Program
- State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP)
- Tribal Justice Systems Infrastructure Program (TJSIP)
Date Created: September 17, 2021