Bureau of Justice Assistance - Office of Justice Programs U.S. Department of Justice BJA Grant Funding Topics, Trends, Trajectories Contact: J. Patrick McCreary Associate Deputy Director for Policy Bureau of Justice Assistance 810 7th St., NW Washington, DC 20531 Tel: 202.616.0532 james.pmccreary@ojp.usdoj.gov 1
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) BJA provides leadership and services in grant administration and criminal justice policy development to support local, state, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities. It operates with the guiding principle statement: Reduce crime, recidivism, and unnecessary confinement, and promote a safe and fair criminal justice system. 2
BJA Strategic Focus Areas Reduction of violent crime, improvement of community safety, and support for public safety officers. Reduction of recidivism and prevention of unnecessary confinement. Integration of evidence-based, research-driven strategies into the day-to-day operations of BJA and the programs BJA administers and supports. Increasing program effectiveness with a renewed emphasis on data analysis, information sharing, and performance management. 3
Director Denise E. O Donnell Policy Law Enforcement Courts, Prosecution, Indigent Defense Corrections, PREA Reentry Justice Information Sharing Tribal Justice Substance Abuse and Mental Health Evidence Integration Crime Prevention Justice Reinvestment Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative National Training and Technical Assistance Center Planning Administrative Services Communications Budget Performance Measures, Audits Strategic Planning Public Safety Officer Benefits Program Reviewing nearly 700 benefit claims submitted for injured or fallen public safety officers Programs Managing 8,500 State, Local, and Tribal Grants in FY 13 worth over $5 Billion Providing Customer Based Grants Administration 4
OJP Fast Facts In FY12, OJP awarded nearly 2,900 grants totaling more than $1.7 billion. This funding supports federal, state, local, and tribal partnerships, organizations, and individuals in their long-term and short-term efforts to improve public safety and sustain crime prevention initiatives. 233 OJP Funding Solicitations Generated in FY12 1,374 Grants Received Onsite Monitoring or Enhanced Desk Reviews 13,863 Grant Desk Reviews Completed in FY12 5
OJP Fast Facts In FY12: OJP automated its intensive, risk-based assessment process to strengthen grant monitoring OJP exceeded statutory requirements for grant monitoring OJP reduced operating costs and maintained effective oversight of more than 12,600 grants worth $9.5 Billion OJP s FY Operating budget is less than 2 percent of the total resources it manages $175 million = 1.85% X $9.5 billion FY12 operating budget of total resources out of in 12,600+ active grants in FY12 6
OJP Fast Facts National Policy Office Collective Years Experience Adjudication 40 Mental Health 18 Substance Abuse 44 Tribal 25 Sworn Law Enforcement 180 Non-Sworn Law Enforcement 260 Corrections 140 Intelligence/National Security 50 Justice Information Sharing 110 Total 867 7
Congressionally Mandated Programs National Motor Vehicle and Information Sharing System Project Safe Neighborhoods Pandemic and COOP Regional Information Sharing System Privacy and Civil Liberty Protections Medal of Valor Public Safety Officer Benefit Program Hometown Hero s Fusion Centers and Intelligence Information Sharing Suspicious Activity Reporting Justice Reinvestment Enhancing Community Corrections Intellectual Property Southern Border Problem Solving Initiative Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program Bullet Proof Vests Rural Drug Enforcement Assistance Prescription Drug Monitoring Drug Courts Justice Information Sharing and DOJ s Global Discover Policing Human Trafficking Tribal Initiatives SMART Policing State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training GREAT 8
BJA Funding Trends FY 2010 $1,613,868,000 FY 2011 $1,202,215,260 (-25%) FY 2012 $1,089,300,000 (-9%) FY 2013 $1,055,218,000 (-3%) $0 $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 Figures in Millions 9
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Overview JAG is OJP s flagship grant program and the leading source of federal justice funding to state, local, and tribal jurisdictions. JAG funds may be used across seven broad purpose areas: Law enforcement Prosecution and court Crime prevention and education Corrections and community corrections Drug treatment and enforcement Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement Crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation) Allowable costs include training, personnel, equipment, supplies, and contractual support. 10
Program Types Funded by JAG Multijurisdictional task forces Police vehicles Crime analyst positions Evidence-based programs Crime prevention Program evaluation Drug courts School resource officers Automated fingerprint identification systems K-9 units Computer-aided dispatch Law enforcement technology 11
JAG Funds Appropriation History $600,000,000 $500,000,000 $400,000,000 $300,000,000 $200,000,000 $100,000,000 $- FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 12
State & Local JAG Split 2013 ~1,000 local awards State JAG Local JAG 2012 ~1,100 local awards 0 100 200 300 400 Dollars in Hundreds of Millions 13
2014 JAG Request FY 13 Appropriation: $392M FY 14 Request: $395M Byrne Incentive Grants (new): Incentivized JAG investments in evidence-based programs or practices Evidence Based Strategies: $15M Justice System Realignment: $25M 14
Additional Resources BJA Strategic Plan, FY13 FY16: https://www.bja.gov/about/bjastrategicplan.pdf OJP Strategic Plan, FY07 FY12: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/about/pdfs/strategic_plan.pdf 15
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Byrne Competitive & National Initiatives Support Information Sharing: Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative NIEM Implementation common national standards for information sharing Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council Support Innovation Through the Field Initiated Grant Program: Strategies to prevent active shooter threats on college campuses Strategies to reduce inmate use of cell phones for criminal enterprise Virtual neighborhood watch and community knowledge mapping to address increases in crime Common Justice Project 18
Byrne Competitive & National Initiatives Support Cost-Effective TTA: National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) NTTAC provides on-demand rapid, expert, and data-driven TTA to support practitioners as they work to reduce crime, recidivism, and unnecessary confinement in state, local, and tribal communities. Byrne Competitive: FY 13 $19M FY 14 $15M 19
BJA responds to the increase in assaults and violence against law enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Working Group in partnership with COPS ALERRT Officer Safety & Wellness VALOR Officer Safety Training: Almost 9000 law enforcement professionals trained VALOR: FY 13 $5M FY 14 $15M ($8M Officer Safety / $7M ALERRT) 20
BJA supports practitioners in building evidencebased, data-driven tactics and strategies SMART Policing: BJA has funded 32 police departments in 22 states (FY13 $1.2M (JAG) FY14 $10M (JAG)) SMART Probation BJA funded 9 programs in 9 states (FY13 $5M (SCA) FY14 $10M (SCA)) BJA SMART on Crime Programs SMART Prosecution (FY14 $5M (new) (JAG)) 21
BJA SMART programs share core components A research-practitioner partnership Use of data and research to develop and execute the strategy An evaluation component to see if the strategy works Peer-to-peer learning Training and technical assistance on promising and evidenced-based practices Implementation of smarter and more cost-effective approaches Results that add to the body of knowledge about what works in criminal justice 22
Through the Second Chance Act, BJA has awarded $250 million in grants to 500 recipients in 48 states Second Chance Act (SCA) funding provides resources to reentry programs, including mentoring programs with a focus on high-risk offenders returning to areas with disproportionate concentrations of returning offenders Over $1 billion in SCA grants have been requested Second Chance Act: FY 13 $68.75M FY 14 $119M 23
SCA is a multifaceted program that offers something to almost all jurisdictions Research and knowledge transfer through the What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse and National Reentry Resource Center Reentry demonstration sites Reentry programs for adults with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders Adult mentoring and transitional services Smart probation Technology career training for incarcerated adults and juveniles Juvenile demonstration planning and implementation grants Juvenile co-occurring disorder programs Family-based adult substance abuse treatment options Statewide recidivism reduction programs Pay for success and supportive housing 24
BJA s Recidivism Reduction Efforts According to a report released by the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center s National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC), seven states are reporting significant reductions in recidivism The states profiled in the report show significant declines in 3-year recidivism rates based on data tracking individuals released from prison in 2005-2007 Texas and Ohio reported reductions of 11 percent Kansas rate fell by 15 percent Michigan s rate dropped by 18 percent 25
BJA s Recidivism Reduction Efforts JRI is a data-driven approach to: Improve public safety Reduce corrections and related criminal justice spending Reinvest savings in strategies that can decrease crime and increase public safety JRI is a public-private partnership with PEW Center on the States Phase I: States implement policy and legislative changes necessary to achieve realignment of criminal justice spending and increased public safety Phase II Implementation Funding (average $400,000 per state): Used to provide drug and behavioral health programs, enhanced victims services, implementations of risk assessments for pretrial and probation, and extensive training for corrections or community corrections 26
JRI in North Carolina Prison Population 27
JRI in Ohio Prison Population 28
BJA substance abuse and mental health programs are making an impact Veterans Courts FY13 $4M (new) Justice & Mental Health Collaboration FY13 $9M Problem Solving Courts FY14 $44M Drug Courts FY13 $41M 29
BJA s Problem Solving Courts Drug Courts Received $41 million in FY13. According to a National Institute of Justice study, drug courts have a positive impact on recidivism and cost: Lower recidivism: In an unprecedented 10-year longitudinal study, NIJ researchers found that drug courts lower recidivism rates (re-arrests). Lower costs: Costs averaged $1,392 lower per drug court participant than those in the traditional criminal justice system 30
BJA s Problem Solving Courts Veterans Courts Received $4 million in FY13. Veterans Treatment Courts are modeled after drug courts, which promote collaboration among the judiciary, community corrections agencies, drug treatment providers, and other community support groups: Since 2004, the number of veterans being treated for mental illness and substance-use disorders has increased 38 percent It is estimated that out of the over 2.3 million veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, approximately 460,000 (20 percent) suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depression One in six, or 345,000, has a substance abuse problem 31
BJA has coordinated funding with DOJ components into one funding process. Tribal Courts Assistance Program Tribal Justice System Strategic Planning Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation FY13 $38M Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Tribal Justice System Infrastructure Program 32
BJA s Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (BCJI) uses multiple strategies to achieve its goals The use of data to identify the crime problem and solutions Place-based initiatives Community collaboration and support Cross-sector partnerships and collaboration In FY12, 15 Sites Were Funded in 14 States FY13 $18M FY14 $35M A comprehensive approach to address targeted crime problems Partnership between a local researcher and law enforcement agency Leveraging of funds from other federal, state, local, and private resources Advancement of broader neighborhood development goals 33
2012 BCJI Grantees Seattle, Washington Omaha, Nebraska Milwaukee, Wisconsin Detroit, Michigan Buffalo, New York Portland, Oregon Dayton, Ohio Lowell, Massachusetts Brooklyn, New York Philadelphia, Pennsylvania San Bernardino, California Charleston, West Virginia Baltimore, Maryland San Antonio, Texas Austin, Texas 34
BJA s Building Neighborhood Capacity Program (BCNP) Assists neighborhoods in developing the capacity to undertake comprehensive planning and development activities Partners with neighborhoods in the long-term process of rebuilding and revitalization Focuses on neighborhoods of high distress that have been historically unsuccessful in competition for federal funds Part of the larger Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative Co-funded and co-managed with the Department of Education and the Department of Housing and Urban Development 35
BJA s Building Neighborhood Capacity Program (BNCP) Intensive Training and Technical Assistance Targets 2 communities in 4 cities with capacity challenges through on-the-ground TTA and funds BNCP Capacity Building Resource Center Open to all communities, providing guidance, offering online resources, and identifying existing federal TTA Close Coordination With BCJI Programs in Flint, MI; Fresno, CA; Memphis, TN; Milwaukee, WI 36