Program Description:

Byrne Competitive Grants are similar to JAG grants and are focused on ensuring job growth and job retention. However, instead of providing grants based on a formula, Bureau of Justice Assistance administers these funds based on a competitive application process. These grants help state and local communities improve the capacity of local justice systems and may be used for national efforts such as training and technical assistance.

This competitive grant announcement focuses on initiatives in eight areas: 1) preventing and reducing violent crime through community-based data-driven approaches; 2) providing funding for neighborhood-based probation and parole officers; 3) reducing mortgage fraud and crime related to vacant properties; 4) hiring of civilian support personnel in law enforcement (training staff, analysts, dispatchers, etc.); 5) enhancing forensic and crime scene investigations; 6) improving resources and services for victims of crime; 7) supporting problem-solving courts; and 8) national training and technical assistance partnerships.

Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COAST) is a unit of the Albuquerque Police Department that provides outreach and support for those in crisis including the chronically homeless and those with mental illness.

Funding Category: 

Public Safety

Program Funding Allocated:

$933,930 

Local Recovery Projects:

Enhanced Crisis Outreach