TOPEKA—Governor Laura Kelly, on behalf of the Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (KCJCC), has announced the 2021 grant awards for the Federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program.
The awards included $91,461 for community corrections in Saline County.
The JAG funds are provided to criminal justice system partners to address crime and improve public safety. Specifically, the JAG awards made to local and state agencies fund programs designed to reduce crime, assist with equipment and technology needs, provide crime victim services, and prevention activities.
“My administration will continue to support investments in our state’s criminal justice system and public safety,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “These grant funds will go a long way in providing our law enforcement and criminal justice agencies with the resources they need to maintain a safe environment for Kansans.”
The KCJCC oversees the criminal justice federal funding made available to Kansas through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance. The KCJCC membership is representative of the Governor, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Corrections, the Superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol, and the Director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
A total of $1,885,599 was awarded to 23 agencies.
2021 Justice Assistance Grant Awards
County/Organization Name/Grant Award
Butler, Andover Police Department, $3,400
Crawford, Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, $31,753
Ellis, Northwest Kansas Community Corrections, $87,837
Jackson, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, $142,542
Johnson, Gardner Police Department, $5,985
Johnson, One Heart Project, $69,470
Johnson, Westwood Police Department, $75,956
Leavenworth, Brothers In Blue Reentry, $280,934
Lyon, 5thJudicial District Community Corrections, $43,212
Marshall, Marysville Police Department, $38,661
Miami, Miami County Sheriff’s Office, $22,979
Montgomery, Coffeyville Police Department, $82,035
Pratt, Pratt Police Department, $10,332
Saline, 28th Judicial District Community Corrections, $91,461
Scott, Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center, $177,105
Sedgwick, City of Valley Center Police Department, $42,610
Shawnee, Kansas CASA Association, $34,420
Shawnee, Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, $87,535
Shawnee, Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, Kansas Department of Corrections, $67,461
Shawnee, Kansas Department of Corrections Victim Services, $186,691
Sumner, Oxford Police Department, $21,845
Wyandotte, Avenue of Life, $238,940
Wyandotte, Edwardsville Police Department, $42,435
TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED:$1,885,599