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State Administering Agencies

Michigan SAA

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Agency Head

Col. Joseph Gasper
Director
Michigan State Police
P.O. Box 30634
Lansing, MI 48909-0634
517-284-3208 (telephone)
StambaughK1@michigan.gov

Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Contact

Nancy Becker Bennett
Division Director
Michigan State Police
Grants and Community Services Division
P.O. Box 30634
Lansing, MI 48909-0634
517-898-9496 (telephone)
BeckerN@michigan.gov

Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program

Col. Joseph Gasper
Director
Michigan State Police
P.O. Box 30634
Lansing, MI 48909-0634
517-284-3208 (telephone)
StambaughK1@michigan.gov

Nancy Becker Bennett
Division Director
Michigan State Police
Grants and Community Services Division
P.O. Box 30634
Lansing, MI 48909-0634
517-898-9496 (telephone)
BeckerN@michigan.gov

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

OJJDP State Program Manager

Cara Blair
State Program Manager (Primary)
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
202-353-5046 (telephone)
Cara.Blair@usdoj.gov

Juvenile Justice Specialist

Melinda Fandel
Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice
235 South Grand Avenue, Suite 1315
Lansing, MI 48909
517-241-9786 (telephone)
517-373-2799 (FAX)
FandelM@michigan.gov

State Planning Agency

Demetrius Starling
2315 S. Grand Ave., Suite 1515
Lansing, MI 48910
810-493-0770 (telephone)
StarlingD@michigan.gov

State Advisory Group (SAG)

Bob Higgins
HigginsB@umich.edu

Compliance Monitor

Paul Elam Ph.D.
Chief Strategy Officer
Michigan Public Health Institute
2436 Woodlake Circle, Suite 300
Okemos, MI 48864
517-324-8386 (telephone)
PElam@mphi.org

Compliance Monitor

Robert Burroughs
Project Manager
Public Policy Associates, Inc.
119 Pere Marquette
Lansing, MI 48912-1231
517-485-4477 (telephone)
517-485-4488 (FAX)

RED Coordinator

Paul Elam Ph.D.
Chief Strategy Officer
Michigan Public Health Institute
2436 Woodlake Circle, Suite 300
Okemos, MI 48864
517-324-8386 (telephone)
PElam@mphi.org

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

OVC Victim Assistance for Michigan

Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
Division of Victim Services
877-251-7373 (telephone)
https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-prev/publicsafety/crimevictims

OVC Victim Compensation for Michigan

Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
Division of Victim Services
877-251-7373 (telephone)
https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-prev/publicsafety/crimevictims/compensation

Date Created: January 2, 2020