Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) is a national, formula-based, block-grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) with the goal of improving the criminal justice system. The JAG program provides funds to local and tribal units of government as well as state criminal justice agencies, to enhance initiatives in their jurisdiction.

The federal JAG program guidelines require funding to be used in one or more of the following program areas:

Law Enforcement
Prosecution and Courts
Prevention and Education
Corrections and Community Corrections
Drug Treatment and Enforcement
Planning, Evaluation, and Technology Improvement
Crime Victim and Witness
Mental Health
State Crisis Intervention Proceedings

For more information on these program areas, please see the program area definitions.

Funding Overview

In the spring, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) releases the annual state JAG program solicitation and funding allocations. Criminal Justice Grants (CJG) prepares a comprehensive application and submits it on behalf of the State of Florida. OJP reviews the application and issues a federal award for CJG to pass-through to local and state criminal justice partners.

Once the state's award is approved and accepted, and all conditions are met, CJG begins administering awards as either JAG Countywide (JAGC) or JAG Direct (JAGD).

JAG-Countywide (JAGC)

The JAGC program represents approximately 85% of Florida's total federal award and is subdivided into two parts - state share and local share. State share projects are appropriated to state criminal justice agencies, whereas local share projects follow the application process outlined in Chapter 11D-9, Florida Administrative Code.

Using population and crime statistics, the local share is divided among Florida's 67 counties through a formula-based funding matrix. Each county is responsible for completing the local strategic planning process and providing notification to CJG of proposed projects. More information on the local strategic planning process may be found under the JAG-Countywide page.

JAG-Direct (JAGD)

The JAGD program represents the remaining 15% of Florida's total federal award. This portion is passed directly to eligible units of government who do not receive funds through OJP's Local JAG Direct Program. For this program, CJG issues awards ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 with the allocations determined by most recent crime statistics reported. More information on the JAGD application process can be found on the JAG-Direct page.

JAG Strategic Plan

To comply with the new statewide strategic planning requirements outlined in Section 502 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, Criminal Justice Grants developed the State of Florida Byrne JAG Strategic Plan. The strategic plan outlines key priorities for Florida's JAG funding based on results from the survey of local agency partners and state agency long range program plans. Recipients are strongly encouraged to fund projects addressing at least one of the identified priorities.

State of Florida JAG Strategic Plan

Open Funding Opportunities

Archived Funding Opportunities

The following JAG solicitations are closed and archived. These solicitations are posted for reference only. Please contact the Criminal Justice Grants (CJG). if you have any questions regarding one of the solicitations below.

2025 Archived Solicitations

2024 Archived Solicitations

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