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1. Disparate units of local government are listed in shaded groups, in alphabetic order by county. Units of local
<br /> government identified as disparate must select one unit of local government to submit an application on
<br /> behalf of the disparate group.
<br /> 2. Counties that have an asterisk(*) under the"Direct Allocation"column did not submit the level of violent
<br /> crime data to qualify for a direct award from BJA but are in the disparate grouping indicated by the shaded
<br /> area. The JAG legislation requires these counties to remain a partner with the local jurisdictions receiving
<br /> funds and must be a signatory on the required MOU.
<br /> 3. Direct allocations are listed alphabetically below the shaded disparate groupings.
<br /> Please note that disparate jurisdictions do not need to abide by the listed individual allocations, which
<br /> are provided for information only.Jurisdictions in a funding disparity are responsible for determining
<br /> individual amounts within the Eligible Joint Allocation and documenting individual allocations in the
<br /> MOU.
<br /> Statutory Program Areas
<br /> In general, JAG funds awarded to a unit of local government under the FY 2022 program may be used to hire
<br /> additional personnel and/or purchase equipment, supplies, contractual support,training,technical assistance,
<br /> and information systems for criminal justice, including for any one or more of the following program areas:
<br /> • Law enforcement programs
<br /> • Prosecution and court programs
<br /> • Prevention and education programs
<br /> • Corrections and community corrections programs
<br /> • Drug treatment and enforcement programs
<br /> • Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs
<br /> • Crime victim and witness programs(other than compensation)
<br /> • Mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs, including behavioral
<br /> programs and crisis intervention teams
<br /> Note that the statute defines"criminal justice"as"activities pertaining to crime prevention, control, or reduction, or
<br /> the enforcement of the criminal law, including, but not limited to, police efforts to prevent, control, or reduce crime
<br /> or to apprehend criminals, including juveniles, activities of courts having criminal jurisdiction, and related
<br /> agencies (including but not limited to prosecutorial and defender services,juvenile delinquency agencies, and
<br /> pretrial service or release agencies), activities of corrections, probation, or parole authorities and related agencies
<br /> assisting in the rehabilitation, supervision, and care of criminal offenders, and programs relating to the
<br /> prevention, control, or reduction of narcotic addiction and juvenile delinquency."
<br /> BJA Areas of Emphasis
<br /> BJA recognizes that many state and local criminal justice systems currently face challenging fiscal environments
<br /> and an important, cost-effective way to relieve those pressures is to share or leverage resources through
<br /> cooperation among federal, state, and local law enforcement. Key areas of priority for BJA include: Combatting
<br /> Hate Crime, Promoting Public Trust between Communities and Criminal Justice Agencies, Reducing Violent
<br /> Crime, Community Violence Intervention (CVI),Addressing COVID-19 Criminal Justice Challenges and
<br /> Sustaining Innovations, and Crime Analysis and Investigation. BJA encourages each recipient of FY 2022 JAG
<br /> funds to join federal law enforcement agencies in addressing these challenges.Additional details on the BJA
<br /> areas of emphasis can be found below:
<br /> Combatting Hate Crime: Hate crimes(sometimes called bias-motivated crimes)are criminal offenses
<br /> motivated by some form of bias toward victims on the basis of their perceived or actual race, color, religion,
<br /> national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability. As noted in the June 21, 2021, BJA
<br /> Acting Director Mahoney Letter to JAG State Administering Agency(SAA) Directors and the January 26,
<br /> 2022, DOJ Associate Attorney General Gupta Letter to SAA Directors, JAG funds may be used to prevent
<br /> and respond to hate crimes and bias-motivated attacks. BJA encourages JAG recipients to utilize funding to
<br /> prioritize efforts to identify, investigate, report, and prevent hate crimes and hate incidents; increase public
<br /> awareness and expand/enhance the reporting of hate crimes; enhance the capacity of law enforcement and
<br /> prosecutors to prevent and address hate crimes through education, training, and tools to investigate and
<br /> prosecute hate crime cases; increase collaboration between federal, state, local,tribal, and territorial
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