Justice Department Grants $187 Million to Support Community Safety

An alumnus of Northeastern University, former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Brian Shanahan worked as a Case Agent and Supervisory Special Agent for two decades with the United States Department of Justice, DEA. Prior to being employed by the DEA, Brian Shanahan worked as a New York State Court Officer and other supervisory positions in the New York State Court System.

On September 24, 2021, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), which is part of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced it has granted approximately $187 million in awards from BJA’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program to assist state, local, and tribal public safety and community justice initiatives. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and the territories of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam will benefit from these grants and reinforce the Justice Department’s commitment to America’s communities. The BJA added they will be distributing more than 900 additional awards, totaling almost $85 million, under its local JAG program in the coming weeks.

The JAG program is the most important source of federal financing for state and local government public safety and criminal justice agencies. It provides vital financing to states, tribes, and local governments to support law enforcement, public defenders, prosecutors, community corrections agencies, and courts. Crime prevention and education efforts, drug treatment and enforcement operations, technological advances, and mental health programs are all supported by JAG funds.

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