Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Agency Head
Natalia Bowser, Executive Director
Montana Board of Crime Control
5 South Last Chance Gulch
P.O. Box 201301
Helena, MT 59602
406-444-4244 (telephone)
NBowser@mt.gov
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Contact
Mark Thatcher
Montana Board of Crime Control
5 South Last Chance Gulch
P.O. Box 201408
Helena, Montana 59620
406-444-3605 (telephone)
406-444-4722 (FAX)
MThatcher@mt.gov
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
Carrie Lutkehus
Montana Board of Crime Control
5 South Last Chance Gulch
P.O. Box 201408
Helena, Montana 59620
406-444-2947 (telephone)
406-444-4722 (FAX)
clutkehus@mt.gov
Mark Thatcher
406-444-3605 (telephone)
406-444-4722 (FAX)
MThatcher@mt.gov
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
OJJDP State Program Manager
Cara Blair
State Program Manager
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
202-353-5046 (telephone)
Cara.Blair@usdoj.gov
Juvenile Justice Specialist
Rachel Gemar
5 South Last Chance Gulch
Helena, MT 59620-1408
406-444-2056 (telephone)
Rachel.Gemar@mt.gov
State Planning Agency
Natalia Bowser
Executive Director
5 South Last Chance Gulch
Helena, MT 59602
406-444-4244 (telephone)
NBowser@mt.gov
State Advisory Group (SAG)
Randy Shipman
Youth Justice Council Chair/Superintendent, Dillon School District 10
432 S. Pacific
Dillon, MT 59725
406-660-9692
RShipman@dillonelem.k12.mt.us
Compliance Monitor
Mark Thatcher
Public Safety Officer
5 South Last Chance Gulch
Helena, MT 59620-1408
406-444-3605 (telephone)
MThatcher@mt.gov
RED Coordinator
Rachel Gemar
Grant Contracts Coordinator
5 South Last Chance Gulch
Helena, MT 59620-1408
406-444-2056 (telephone)
Rachel.Gemar@mt.gov
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
OVC Victim Assistance for Montana
Montana Board of Crime Control
406-444-3604 (telephone)
https://mbcc.mt.gov/Programs/Victim-Services/
OVC Victim Compensation Program for Montana
Montana Department of Justice
406-444-3653 (telephone)
https://dojmt.gov/victims/crime-victim-compensation/