June 15, 2005 Presented by Cabell Cropper Executive Director National Criminal Justice Association Grant Opportunities in the Justice Community Fiscal Year 2006 Justice Assistance

Agenda  Office of Justice Programs (OJP)  Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)  Office for State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (OSLGCP)  Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Today’s Discussion  Criminal justice federal grant programs have shrunk or disappeared.  Some funding for law enforcement is included in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant programs.  What’s next?

Where We Are  Feb. 7, 2005, president submitted proposed FY ’06 budget to Congress.  April 25, 2005, Congress passed budget resolutions.  May 17, 2005, House passed the DHS appropriations bil  June 7, 2005, House Appropriations Committee approved the SSJC bill.

Department of Justice Major Funding Programs  Office of Justice Programs (OJP)  Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

Office of Justice Programs Edward Byrne Memorial Grant Program  Broad purpose areas  Principal program providing federal assistance to state and local criminal justice  Objective is to reduce and prevent illegal drug activity, crime and violence and to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system

Office of Justice Programs Office of Justice Programs Edward Byrne Memorial Grant Program $ 500M $0 President’s Budget

Office of Justice Programs Office of Justice Programs Edward Byrne Memorial Grant Program $ 150.9M $ 159.1M $ 170M $0 President’s Budget

Office of Justice Programs Local Law Enforcement Block grant (LLEBG) Program  Broad purpose areas  Grants directly to local units of government for the purpose of reducing crime and improving public safety

Office of Justice Programs Office of Justice Programs Local Law Enforcement Block Grant $400M $225M $0 President’s Budget

Office of Justice Programs Justice Assistance Grant Program  Replaced formula Byrne & LLEBG grant programs  Created Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program  FY ‘05 president’s proposed budget $ million Actual FY ‘05 $634 million  $97.5 million earmarked for Boys & Girls Clubs, NIJ tech transfer & USA Freedom Corps  $321.9 million for states (60%)  $214.6 million for local governments (40%)

Office of Justice Programs Office of Justice Programs Justice Assistance Grant Program $900M $725M $634M $0 $348M

Office of Justice Programs  National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)  Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS)

Office of Justice Programs Office of Justice Programs National Criminal History Improvement Programs (NCHIP) $25M $30M

Office of Justice Programs Office of Justice Programs Regional Information Sharing System (RISS) $40.5M $40M $30M

Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)  Grants go directly to law enforcement agencies  Multiple purposes - Technology - Equipment - Personnel

COPS COPS Law Enforcement Information Technology $158.4M $138.6M $136+M

COPS COPS Interoperable Communications Technology $85M $100M $98.7M HR

COPS COPS Crime Information Technology Act (CITA) Program $24.2M $28.4M $28M

BOTTOM LINE BOTTOM LINE DOJ Justice Assistance $4.2B $3.7B $3.2B $3.0B $1.7B HR

DHS’s Office for State & Local Government Coordination & Preparedness (OSLGCP) Primary DHS Grant Programs for Law Enforcement Agencies  State Homeland Security Grant (SHSG) Program  Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)  Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP)  State and Local Domestic Preparedness Program (SLTP)

DHS’s OSLGCP State Homeland Security Grant (SHSG) Program  FY 04 $1.7 billion  FY 05 $1.1 billion  FY 06 President’s Budget $1 billion shifted from formula to discretionary, but 0.25% minimum for each state  FY 06 House Subcommittee $750 billion

DHS’s OSLGCP Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)  FY 04 $725 million  FY 05 FY $885 million ($25 million for high-risk nonprofits protection)  FY 06 President’s Budget $1 billion (limited to 50 regions)  FY 06 House Subcommittee $850 million (limited to 50 regions)

DHS’s OSLGCP Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP)  FY ‘04 $500 million  FY ‘05 $400 million  FY ‘06 President’s Budget at least 20% from SHSG & UASI  FY ’06 House Subcommittee $400 million

BOTTOM LINE BOTTOM LINE DHS’s Office of State and Local Government Coordination President’s recommended FY ‘06 budget:  Reduces assistance to state and local governments by almost $500 million  Essentially eliminates formula funding  50% of law enforcement funding is allocated to urban areas House Sub-committee:  Reduces assistance to state and local governments by over $500 million

What Does This Mean to CJIS Program Managers?  Work with state homeland security department to include CJIS in domestic preparedness planning and funding  Provide comprehensive analysis of performance measures and return on investment to state legislators and Congressional delegation

What Does This Mean to Governor’s Policy Advisors  Advocate for coordinated state wide strategic planning for domestic preparedness and criminal justice  Keep state decision makers’ eyes on the public safety “ball”  Traditional crime prevention and crime control is domestic security

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