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State Administering Agencies

District of Columbia SAA

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Agency Head

Cheryl Bozarth
Interim Director, Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
Marion S. Barry, Jr. Building
441 4th Street, NW, Suite 727N, Washington, DC 20001
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 727-6552
Fax: (202) 724-6332
Cheryl.Bozarth@dc.gov

Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Contact

Tawana Stewart
Grants Management Specialist
Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
Marion S. Barry, Jr. Building
441 4th Street, NW, Suite 727N
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-727-1305
Tawana.Stewart@dc.gov

Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program

Tawana Stewart
Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
Marion S. Barry, Jr. Building
441 4th Street, NW, Suite 727N
Washington, DC 20001
202-727-1305
Tawana.stewart@dc.gov

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

OJJDP State Program Manager

Nicole McCrae
State Program Manager
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
202-598-2029 (telephone)
Nicole.Mccrae@usdoj.gov

Juvenile Justice Specialist

Melissa Milchman, Esq.
Grants Management Specialist, Juvenile Justice
Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
441 4th Street, NW Suite 870N
Washington, DC 20001
202-322-7813 (telephone)
Melissa.Milchman@dc.gov

State Planning Agency

Jennifer L. Porter
Director
Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
441 4th Street Suite 727N, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-724-7216 (telephone)
Jennifer.Porter@dc.gov

State Advisory Group (SAG)

Laura Furr
State Advisory Group Chair/Community Member
220 14th Place NE
Washington, DC 20002
410-446-3628 (telephone)
Laura.Furr@dcbc.dc.gov

Compliance Monitor and RED Coordinator

Toni A. Lemons
Juvenile Compliance Monitor/RED Coordinator
441 4th Street, NW, Suite 715N
Washington, DC 20001
202-442-4996 (telephone)
ToniA.Lemons1@dc.gov

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

OVC Victim Assistance for District of Columbia

Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
202-727-0605 (telephone)
http://ovsjg.dc.gov

OVC Victim Compensation for District of Columbia

DC Courts Crime Victims Compensation Program
202-879-4216 (telephone)
https://www.dccourts.gov/services/crime-victims-compensation-matters

Date Created: January 2, 2020