U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Overview of Recovery Act Programs

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U.S. Department of JusticeOffice of Justice
ProgramsOverview ofRecovery Act Programs
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OJP Program Bureaus and Offices
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice
Programs

• Program Bureaus
• Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
• Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
• Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
• National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
  Prevention (OJJDP)
• Program Offices
• Community Capacity Development Office (CCDO)
• Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring,
  Apprehending, Registering and Tracking (SMART)

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U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice
Programs
OJP Recovery Act Programs

• Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
  Program - 1.98B
• Formula Program supports broad range of criminal
  justice activities
• Victim Compensation Grant Program - 47.5M
• VOCA Formula Program supports states efforts to
  compensate crime victims (Solicitation Closed)
• Victim Assistance Grant Program- 47.5M
• VOCA Formula Program supports state services to
  crime victims (Solicitation Closed)
• Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
  Program 50M
• Formula Program supports national network
• Discretionary solicitations for Research, and
  Training and Technical assistance programs

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U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice
Programs
OJP Recovery Act Programs

• Edward Byrne Competitive Grant Program - 125.25M
• Categories include evidence based approaches
  neighborhood-based probation and parole mortgage
  fraud hiring civilian law enforcement
  forensics victim assistance and problem-solving
  courts
• Training and Technical Assistance
• Mentoring Programs - 97.5M
• Local and National Youth Mentoring Programs
• Correctional Facilities on Tribal Lands Program -
  225M
• Construction or renovation of correctional
  facilities on tribal lands

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U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice
Programs
OJP Recovery Act Programs

• Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat
  Crime Drugs - 123.77M
• Assistance to law enforcement in rural states and
  rural areas to prevent and combat crime,
  especially drug related crime
• Combating Criminal Narcotics Activity Stemming
  from the Southern Border of the United States -
  29.7M
• Assistance and equipment to state and local law
  enforcement along the southern border and in
  HIDTAs
• Crime Victims Competitive Grants - 5M
• Training, technical assistance and demonstration
  projects national in scope. (Closed March 26,
  2009)

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Next Steps
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice
Programs

• Make sure your organization is registered! All
  potential applicants need to obtain a DUNS number
  and register with the Central Contractor
  Registration database.
• Formula and Discretionary Solicitations are
  posted on www.ojp.gov/recovery and
  www.grants.gov
• Fully Review Solicitations including
  Eligibility and Reporting Requirements
• Recovery Act Formula grants will be awarded first

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Questions??
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice
Programs

• Recovery Act Website www.recovery.gov
• OJP Recovery Website www.ojp.gov/recovery
• www.grants.gov
• OJP Office of Communications Main Line
• 202-307-0703
• JAG Specific Questions 1-866-268-0079
• E-mail JAGRecovery_at_usdoj.gov
• Visit www.ojp.gov/recovery for more
  information on these opportunities as well as
  additional Recovery Act and Fiscal Year 2009
  Funding Opportunities

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