Help the BSCC Decide Federal JAG Spending Priorities – Second Request
SACRAMENTO – The deadline is nearing for stakeholders and other interested parties to help the BSCC update spending priorities for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. Responses will be accepted through Friday, September 24, 2021.
As California’s adult and juvenile public safety needs evolve, the BSCC periodically assesses how grant funding should be prioritized within the federal guidelines set by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. A survey has been created to help identify unmet and under-served needs within the eight Program Purpose Areas established by the BJA.
The Program Purpose Areas are:
- PPA 1 – Law enforcement programs
- PPA 2 – Prosecution and court programs
- PPA 3 – Prevention and education programs
- PPA 4 – Corrections and community corrections programs
- PPA 5 – Drug treatment and enforcement programs
- PPA 6 – Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs
- PPA 7 – Crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation)
- PPA 8 – Mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs, including behavioral programs and crisis intervention teams
The Board will consider the survey responses at its Nov. 18, 2021 meeting for incorporation in the Request for Proposals for the October 2022 through September 2025 grant cycle.
Answers to this survey are confidential and anonymous. No effort will be made to identify any respondent.
If you are having difficulties with the survey or have any questions, please email the BSCC at JAG@bscc.ca.gov. Survey responses are due no later than 11:59 p.m. on Friday, September 24, 2021.
A link to the survey is available here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/byrnejagsurvey.
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