Funding
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Edward Byrne Memorial State Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (FY 2008 State Solicitations)
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. This program furthers the Department’s mission by assisting state, local, and tribal efforts to prevent or reduce crime and violence. The FY 2008 state solicitation applications are due January 31, 2008. The FY 2008 local solicitation has not yet been released. Applications must be submitted via the Office of Justice Programs Grants Management System (GMS).
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program allows states and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system. JAG replaces the Byrne Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) programs with a single funding mechanism that simplifies the administration process for grantees.
Department of Homeland Security Releases REAL ID Grant Application Guidance
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released grant guidance and application kits for states in preparation for REAL ID implementation. REAL ID addresses a core 9/11 Commission finding to enhance the security, integrity, and protection of licensing and identification systems nationwide and was mandated by the U.S. Congress.
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 REAL ID Demonstration Grant Program will provide $31.3 million for checking motor vehicle records in other states to ensure that drivers do not hold multiple licenses and for verification against federal records, such as immigration status. States competing for the REAL ID Demonstration Grant are encouraged to submit proposals. Submissions should describe how states would be able to use, modify, or transfer a personal identification verification system or established architecture that is designed and developed through federal funding. For more information and the complete application kit, please visit www.grants.gov.
Department of Transportation's Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Grant Opportunity
2008 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) High Priority funds will be awarded at the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration's discretion for critical national commercial motor vehicle safety initiatives such as improving the quality of State safety data, high visibility traffic enforcement activities, public information and education, enhancements to State training, hazardous materials safety and special research efforts, and innovative State-specific efforts that have the potential for nationwide implementation. Additional information and application instructions for this grant opportunity is available on the Grants.gov website.
GMS On-line Training Tool
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs has released a Grants Management System (GMS) On-line Training Tool to assist grantees in administering their awards through the GMS. This On-line Training Tool provides step-by-step instructions to complete various functions within GMS, as well as the administrative policies associated with Grant Adjustment Notices, Progress Reporting, and Closeouts.
U.S. Department of Transportation DOT/Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FY 2008 Border Enforcement Grant Program
The Department of Transportation has made available a $32 million grant program to entities1 and states that share a land border with another country for carrying out commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related law enforcement activities and projects. The objective of this grant is to ensure motor carriers operating commercial vehicles entering the United States from a foreign country are in compliance with commercial vehicle safety standards and regulations, and registration requirements of the United States, and to ensure drivers of those vehicles are licensed to operate the commercial motor vehicle. Interested applicants must apply online at http://www.grants.gov.
1 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has determined that an entity includes any political subdivision of a State that shares a border with another country or any other organization that carries out border commercial safety programs and related enforcement activities or projects consistent with established Federal priorities and criteria.
Funding Resources
United States Department of Transportation
Current funding opportunities from the Department of Transportation can be found the Grants.gov website.
Additional information on various programs dealing with funding for traffic safety activities is available here…
United States Department of Justice
Current funding opportunities available from the Department of Justice. Grant funding for DOJ component agencies can be accessed below.
- Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
- National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
- Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
- Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
United States Department of Homeland Security
More information on Department of Homeland Security grants can be found here…
Specific DHS Office of Domestic Preparedness Grant Programs are listed below:
- Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) Grants
- 2007 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)
- FY 2007 Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP)
- FY 2007 Infrastructure Protection Program (IPP)
- Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)
- Port Security Grant Program (PSGP)
- Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP)
- Trucking Security Program (TSP)
- Buffer Zone Protection Program (BZPP)
United States Department of Commerce
Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) Grants from the Department of Commerce is available to assist state and local first responders improve public safety communications during a natural or manmade disaster for all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Territories.
