OPM - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) — 2026 CT JAG Local Level Program

The Edward R. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) program is a federal initiative awarding justice funding to state, tribal, and local governments to address needs, fill gaps, test and replicate evidence-based practices, and spur innovation. Every state has a State Administering Agency (SAA) that manages Byrne JAG funding. In Connecticut, the SAA is the Office of Policy and Management Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division (OPM CJPPD). The U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ) allocates Byrne JAG to SAAs and provides guidance regarding use of the funds. The OPM Byrne JAG program is divided into two categories: state-level and local-level, this Notice of Funding Opportunity is for the CT JAG Local Level Program. Funds will be allocated to support local police agency initiatives designed to ensure community safety and prevent gun violence. Please navigate to the Question Submission Information section below to find the NOFO attachment and allocation chart which includes additional background and details related to this opportunity.

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is federally funded through the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. In Connecticut, OPM CJPPD serves as the State Administering Agency (SAA) and distributes local level funding to eligible subrecipients. The CT JAG Local Level Program is funded by the pass-through component of the State’s JAG Formula Grant. Per the Department of Justice (DOJ), CT JAG Local Level funds are only made available to municipalities and federally recognized tribes for projects and programs addressing criminal justice issues. Funds will be allocated to support local police agency initiatives designed to ensure community safety and prevent gun violence. Before applying, please review the allocation table and locate your municipality or federally recognized tribe to determine the maximum funding amount you are eligible to request. You may apply for any amount up to the listed cap for your municipality or tribe. If more funds become available, applicants will be notified directly, or an announcement will be made on OPM’s website (https://portal.ct.gov/opm/criminal-justice-planning/cjppd-main-file/cj-about/cjppd-grants-portal/jag_local_grant_template/eligibility-and-application-information?language=en_US). REMINDER: The grant shall be awarded to the town/city/tribe. Only one person per municipality/tribe should register a new account in the system. Once the first user has registered the municipality/tribe, additional users can be added from within the account. Before registering, please check whether your municipality/tribe already has an account. If it does, contact your municipality’s/tribe's account administrator to be added as a user.

Indirect costs are allowed only if: a) the applicant has a current, federally approved indirect cost rate; or b) the applicant is eligible to use and elects to use the "de minimis" indirect cost rate described in 2 C.F.R. 200.414(f)

The CT Local JAG Program is funded by the pass-through component of the State’s JAG Formula Grant. Before applying, please review the allocation table and locate your municipality or federally recognized tribe to determine the maximum funding amount you are eligible to request. You may apply for any amount up to the listed cap for your municipality or tribe. If more funds become available, applicants will be notified directly, or an announcement will be made on OPM’s website (https://portal.ct.gov/opm/criminal-justice-planning/cjppd-main-file/cj-about/cjppd-grants-portal/jag_local_grant_template/eligibility-and-application-information?language=en_US). IMPORTANT: Only one person per municipality/tribe should register a new account in the system. Once the first user has registered the municipality/tribe, additional users can be added from within the account. Before registering, please check whether your municipality/tribe already has an account. If it does, contact your municipality’s/tribe's account administrator to be added as a user. The grant shall be awarded to the town/city/tribe; and must be signed by the "official representative" whom is authorized to sign contracts on behalf of the town/city/tribe. (In most cases, the Chief Elected Official or Town Manager signs grant contracts). The town/city/tribe must not execute purchase orders or contracts or incur any expenditures until receiving a signed grant award, by both parties, from OPM.

Submit a digital final copy through Euna Grants. Please see the below attachments for more information related to this opportunity.

Please see the below attachments for more information related to this opportunity.

Eligible entities are municipalities and federally recognized tribes for projects and programs addressing criminal justice issues. All applicants must have an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) registered in SAM.gov, a Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN), written accounting policies and procedures, and a financial management system capable of tracking actual expenditures and outlays. Non-Supplanting: Grant funds shall be used to supplement and increase, but not supplant, the level of state, local, private and federal funds that would otherwise be made available for this project and to serve this target population and will in no event replace such state, local, private and federal funds. The Grantee shall not use state funds conveyed by the Agreement to supplant any local funds, if a municipality, or other state funds, if a state agency, which were budgeted for purposes analogous to that of the state grant funds. OPM may waive this provision upon request and for good cause shown, when it is satisfied that the reduction in local funds or other state funds, as the case may be, is due to circumstances not related to the Agreement.

Please regularly check OPM's website for program background, award information/updates, and general guidance on the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program administered by OPM CJPPD, linked above.

Subrecipients must comply with 2 C.F.R. Part 200 (Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards) and all applicable U.S. Department of Justice grant conditions.

Subrecipients are required to submit quarterly financial reports, progress reports, and performance measurement data. Reports are due by the 15th of the month following the end of each quarter. Failure to submit reports on time may delay payment of funds.

Office of Policy and Management, Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division. 450 Capitol Avenue MS#52CPD, Hartford, CT 06106-1308. Email: CJPPDJAG@ct.gov