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Overview of

Recovery Act Programs

Office of Justice Programs Innovation • Partnerships • Safer Neighborhoods

OJP Program Bureaus and Offices

• 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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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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OJP Recovery Act Programs:

www.ojp.gov/recovery

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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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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OJP Recovery Act Programs:

Next Steps:

• 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??

• 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@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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Office of Justice Programs Innovation • Partnerships • Safer Neighborhoods www.ojp.gov/recovery