Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Agency Head
Jennifer Brinkman
Office of Criminal Justice Programs
Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration
312 Rosa Parks Avenue Suite 1800
Nashville, TN 37243-1102
615-253-2037 (telephone)
Jennifer.Brinkman@tn.gov
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Contact
Ronald Williams
Office of Criminal Justice Programs
Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration
312 Rosa Parks Avenue Suite 1200
Nashville, TN 37243-1102
615-770-3986 (telephone)
Ronald.G.Williams@tn.gov
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
Jennifer Brinkman
Director
Office of Criminal Justice Programs
Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower, 18th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-1102
615-253-2037
Jennifer.Brinkman@tn.gov
Ronald G. Williams
Program Contact
Assistant Director QA
615-770-3986 (telephone)
Ronald.G.Williams@tn.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
Vicki Taylor
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
502 Deaderick Street
Nashville, TN 37243-0800
615-532-1571 (telephone)
Vicki.Taylor@tn.gov
State Planning Agency
Richard Kennedy
Executive Director
502 Deaderick St., 9th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0800
615-532-1570 (telephone)
Richard.Kennedy@tn.gov
State Advisory Group (SAG)
Charmaine Kromer
State Advisory Group Chair
3310 Perimeter Dr.
615-250-7200 (telephone)
Charmaine.Kromer@youthvillages.org
Compliance Monitor
Zanira Whitfield
Juvenile Justice Specialist
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
502 Deaderick Street, 9th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0800
615-532-1582 (telephone)
Zanira.Whitfield@tn.gov
RED Coordinator
Shaun Noblit, Esq.
Director of Youth Justice
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
502 Deaderick Street, 9th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0800
615-532-1588 (telephone)
Shaun.Noblit@tn.gov
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
OVC Victim Assistance for Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Finance & Administration
615-770-3986 (telephone)
https://www.tn.gov/finance/office-of-criminal-justice-programs/ocjp/ocjp-grants-manual/redirect-fund-source-chapters/fund-source-chapters/voca.html
OVC Victim Compensation for Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Treasury
Criminal Injuries Compensation
615-741-2734 (telephone)
https://treasury.tn.gov/Services/Claims-and-Risk-Management/Criminal-Injuries-Compensation