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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DELIVERS MORE THAN $5
BILLION
TO ASSIST STATES LAST YEAR
WASHINGTON, D.C. ? States and localities received more than $5.47
billion from the Justice Department in Fiscal Year 2002 to assist with criminal
justice activities, according to a report released by the Department
today.? The largest category of funding
was for law enforcement at $2.51 billion.
The next largest category was for addressing substance abuse at $985.2
million.? Subsequent funding categories
included juvenile justice at $656 million, nearly $647 million for
counterterrorism, almost $541 for victims and $129.38 million in the
community-based category.
?We are committed to making federal funding information available to
federal, state and local officials so they can make informed decisions about
allocating resources to their programs,? said Attorney General John
Ashcroft.? ?By partnering with state and
local policymakers, we can invest our funds wisely to ensure public safety.?
The Justice Department awarded states and territories $249.77 million
more in Fiscal Year 2002 than in Fiscal Year 2001.? The majority of states received increased funding.? Because many of the larger grants are
awarded to states based on population, heavily populated states received more
funding than less populated states.? The
funding report also includes discretionary grants that are awarded
competitively to communities or nonprofit agencies including faith-based organizations.
Law Enforcement
Almost 46 percent, or $2.51 billion, of the total amount was awarded
for initiatives such as hiring and training police officers, training emergency
first responders and purchasing equipment.
Funds awarded by the COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) Office
are included in this category as are the Bulletproof Vest Program grants, which
are new to the report this year.? The
COPS Office provides grant funding to advance community policing in jurisdictions
across the country.
Substance Abuse
$985.2 million was targeted at substance abuse.? Funds were awarded for interdiction and
enforcement efforts and prevention and drug treatment programs, including drug
courts.
Juvenile Justice
and Counterterrorism
Juvenile justice activities received $656 million and nearly $647
million was dedicated to counterterrorism efforts, a new functional area added
to the report this year.? The
counterterrorism category includes money for training emergency first responders
and purchasing equipment, as well as research and development of
counterterrorism technology.? Juvenile
justice funds include money for delinquency prevention programs such as
mentoring and reducing gang violence.?
Support for
Victims
The majority of funding in the victims category (almost $541 million)
went directly to states to provide compensation and assistance for crime
victims and to combat domestic violence and sexual assault.? This figure included money that was awarded
to several states to compensate victims in the aftermath of the September 11
terrorist attacks.
Community
Assistance Through Weed and Seed
A large portion of the community-based category funding, $129.38
million last year, is provided through the Weed and Seed program.? Weed and Seed is a strategy that aims to
prevent, control and reduce violent crime, drug abuse and gang activity in
targeted high-crime neighborhoods.
For the second consecutive year, the Justice Department is providing an
annual report detailing all funding the Department?s Office of Justice Programs
(OJP) and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office have awarded to
each state and territory.? The report is
available online at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fy2002grants
and www.cops.usdoj.gov
The Justice Department report lists specific grantees in each state
alphabetically by city within six functional areas and summary information for
each city.? There is also a separate
listing of all grants to the state alphabetically by city.?
A list of the total grant amounts awarded to each state is
attached.? State points of contact can
be found at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/state.htm? Information about the COPS Office and its
programs can be found at www.cops.usdoj.gov? The state funding reports are available only
on the OJP and COPS Office Web sites at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fy2002grants
and www.cops.usdoj.gov, respectively.
The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership in
developing the nation?s capacity to prevent and control crime, administer
justice, and assist victims.? OJP is
headed by an Assistant Attorney General and comprises 5 component bureaus and 2
offices: the Bureau of Justice Assistance; the Bureau of Justice Statistics;
the National Institute of Justice; the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention; and the Office for Victims of Crime, as well as the
Executive Office for Weed and Seed, and the Office of the Police Corps and Law
Enforcement Education.? Information
about OJP programs, publications, and conferences is available on the OJP Web
site, www.ojp.usdoj.gov
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS AND
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING
SERVICES
FY 2002 AWARDS BY STATE
STATE |
AWARD AMOUNT |
Alabama |
$70,810,865 |
Alaska |
$44,925,163 |
Arizona |
$111,940,556 |
Arkansas |
$47,251,719 |
California |
$649,026,833 |
Colorado |
$73,102,022 |
Connecticut |
$98,676,509 |
Delaware |
$19,186,300 |
District of Columbia |
$73,239,889 |
Florida |
$254,214,418 |
Georgia |
$169,800,576 |
Hawaii |
$23,364,467 |
Idaho |
$30,322,224 |
Illinois |
$177,798,657 |
Indiana |
$70,538,312 |
Iowa |
$44,594,080 |
Kansas |
$45,848,576 |
Kentucky |
$69,838,511 |
Louisiana |
$77,858,217 |
Maine |
$28,113,529 |
Maryland |
$153,100,204 |
Massachusetts |
$110,312,028 |
Michigan |
$115,489,574 |
Minnesota |
$68,200,019 |
Mississippi |
$72,039,328 |
Missouri |
$87,533,002 |
Montana |
$34,546,836 |
Nebraska |
$33,857,202 |
Nevada |
$52,713,832 |
New Hampshire |
$73,363,335 |
New Jersey |
$157,538,435 |
New Mexico |
$63,311,968 |
New York |
$496,338,422 |
North Carolina |
$97,377,019 |
North Dakota |
$21,065,025 |
Ohio |
$118,285,341 |
Oklahoma |
$72,874,090 |
Oregon |
$67,916,871 |
Pennsylvania |
$141,272,544 |
Rhode Island |
$27,491,844 |
South Carolina |
$74,655,374 |
South Dakota |
$57,807,980 |
Tennessee |
$89,508,346 |
Texas |
$316,189,964 |
Utah |
$59,486,370 |
Vermont |
$25,968,803 |
Virginia |
$257,546,471 |
Washington |
$105,154,822 |
West Virginia |
$49,910,896 |
Wisconsin |
$78,287,669 |
Wyoming |
$19,294,366 |
American Samoa |
$5,569,629 |
Guam |
$8,602,736 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
$3,657,838 |
Puerto Rico |
$54,586,959 |
Virgin Islands |
$18,247,010 |
TOTAL |
$5,469,553,574 |
April 2003