Grant Application for the FY22 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to states and units of local government.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awards JAG program funds to eligible units of local government. JAG awards are determined from a statutory formula based on a state’s 3-year violent crime average. The 2022 allocation for Boulder County is split between the City of Boulder and the City of Longmont and the city submits the grant application on behalf of the County and the City of Longmont.

These grants are typically awarded every year and the Boulder Police Department in the past has used the funding for equipment and training. The grant requires the application be made public and that there be an opportunity for the community to comment. This informational item provides the opportunity to the community, and the application and the ability to send comments will be posted on the department’s website for a period of 21 days.

The City of Boulder’s Police Department proposes to use the funding for rifle-rated body armor plates to be used by all of its police officers. The city has no control of the use of the funds by the other agencies.

This grant will provide $63,075 in funding to the city of which $34,361 will be used by the Boulder Police Department for equipment and $28,714 will be used by the City of Longmont for their domestic abuse program, Longmont Ending Violence Initiative (LEVI). No increase to the department’s budget outside of the grant funds is required for this grant.