BJS Releases a Report on the Justice Assistance Program
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, 2023. This report describes the steps used to calculate the Edward Byrne Memorial JAG formula-based award amounts and presents summary results of the fiscal year 2023 calculations.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 merged two grant programs to establish the JAG program. The Bureau of Justice Assistance administers the program, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics calculates the award amounts. The JAG program provides states, tribes and local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of criminal justice areas. States and localities receive funds based on their resident population reported by the U.S. Census Bureau and on violent crime data reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
| Title: | Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, 2023 (NCJ 308873) |
| Authors: | Lizabeth Remrey, Ph.D., and Alexia D. Cooper, Ph.D., BJS Statisticians |
| Where: | https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/justice-assistance-grant-jag-program-2023 |
About the Bureau of Justice Statistics
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Kevin M. Scott, Ph.D, is the acting director. More information about BJS and criminal justice statistics can be found at bjs.ojp.gov.
About the Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime; advance equity and fairness in the administration of justice; assist victims; and uphold the rule of law. More information about OJP and its program offices – the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office for Victims of Crime, and SMART Office – can be found at www.ojp.gov.
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