Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Agency Head

Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General
New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety
Robert J. Hughes Justice Complex
25 Market Street
PO Box 081
Trenton, NJ 08625-0081
(609) 633-0748 (telephone)
(609) 984-5949 (FAX)
cgmo@lps.state.nj.us

Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Contact

Kelly Ottobre, Grants Manager
Office of the Attorney General
25 Market Street
P.O. Box 085
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0085
(609) 376-2239 (telephone)
(609) 984-5949 (FAX)
Kelly.Ottobre@njoag.gov

Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program

Mathew J. Platkin
Attorney General
Department of Law and Public Safety
25 Market Street, Floor 8
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0081
609-376-2445

Devon Campos, MSHS
Administrative Analyst, Grant Operations 
New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety 
Office of the Attorney General
Division of Administration
609-376-2883
Devon.Campos@njoag.gov

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

OJJDP State Program Manager

Ricco Hall
State Program Manager (Primary)
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
202-305-5448 (telephone)
Ricco.Hall@usdoj.gov

Juvenile Justice Specialist

Kelly Hourigan
Manager, JJDP/Grants Unit
Juvenile Justice Commission
1001 Spruce Street, Suite 202
Trenton, NJ 08638
609-341-5054 (telephone)
Kelly.Hourigan@jjc.nj.gov

State Planning Agency

Jennifer LeBaron
Acting Executive Director
Juvenile Justice Commission
1001 Spruce Street, Suite 202
Trenton, NJ 08638
609-292-1444 (telephone)
Jennifer.LeBaron@jjc.nj.gov

State Advisory Group (SAG)

Barbara Wallace
Juvenile Justice Commission
Chairperson
21 Berkshire Drive
Trenton, NJ 08080
856-534-5450 (telephone)
BWallace311@gmail.com

Compliance Monitor

Shaniqua McRae
Juvenile Justice Commission
1001 Spruce Street, Suite 202
Trenton, NJ 08638
609-633-7347 (telephone)
Shaniqua.McRae@jjc.nj.gov

RED Coordinator

Vacant
1001 Spruce Street, Suite 202
Trenton, NJ 08638

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

OVC-Funded Victim Assistance for New Jersey

Office of the Attorney General Department of Law & Public Safety
Office of Victim Witness Advocacy
866-326-7206 (telephone)
https://www.njoag.gov/resources/victim-witness-services/sovwa 

OVC-Funded Victim Compensation for New Jersey

Office of the Attorney General Department of Law & Public Safety
Victims of Crime Compensation Office
877-658-2221(telephone)
https://www.njoag.gov/vcco/