Grants and Planning Branch

The Grants & Planning Branch maintains information on federal and state resources that may be available to assist in improving the criminal and juvenile justice systems, and seeks, applies for, and administers federal crime and crime prevention funding.  We are the State Administering Agency (SAA) for the following Federal Grants:

*Eligible grant recipients are state and county government organizations. Grant funds are not awarded directly to private agencies.

The Grants & Planning Branch works closely with the U.S. Department of Justice, in particular with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Institute of Justice, the Office for Victims of Crime, the Office of Justice Programs, and the Office on Violence Against Women.

The Grants & Planning Branch is also the Administering Agency for the following State Grants:

  • Hawaii Career Criminal Prosecution Program (HCCPP)*
  • Victim Witness Assistance (VW)*

Grants and Planning Branch Brochure (09_2022)

Public Comment:  FY 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Application

 

As required by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY 2023 State Solicitation for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, the Department of the Attorney General (State Administering Agency for the grant) is making available for public comment its grant application.  The period for public comment will run from September 1, 2023 through October 1, 2023.

Comments can be mailed to:  Department of the Attorney General, Crime Prevention & Justice Assistance Division, 235 S. Beretania Street, Suite 401, Honolulu, Hawaii  96813, ATTN:  Jennifer Cullen or e-mailed to [email protected]

Proposal Narrative – FY 2023 JAG (Hawaii)

Recorded Webinar for Hawaii

U.S Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Funding Opportunities & Resources

 

On March 29 and March 31, 2023, in partnership with the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) presented “FY 2023 Funding Opportunities & Resources”.

On March 29th, the target audience was courts, corrections, community corrections, and reentry. On March 31st, the target audience was law enforcement, prosecutors, and community safety programs, such as behavioral health.  Following the formal presentation, there was a Q&A session. BJA is the largest grant making office in the U.S. Department of Justice.

March 29, 2023 (courts, corrections, community corrections, and reentry)

March 31, 2023 (law enforcement, prosecutors, and community safety programs)

CPJAD eGrants (online Grants Management System)

Resources:

GRANTEE RESOURCES

FY 2020 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF)

August 24, 2020 – The Department’s Strategic Plan for the State Allocated FY 2020 CESF Strategic Plan Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) program has been revised to implement Phase 2 funding sooner than initially planned due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak on Oahu that is impacting the agencies responsible for criminal justice, public safety and security.

June 3, 2020 –The Department of the Attorney General (Department) completed a Strategic Plan for the State Allocated FY 2020 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) program.  The CESF program consists of a state allocation of $3,642,919 (administered by the Department) and four local allocations totaling $1,890,028. The local allocations were awarded by U.S. Department of Justice directly to the counties: City & County of Honolulu $1,296,475; Maui County $260,083; Hawaii County $246,300; Kauai County $87,170.  The Department’s role is to administer the state allocated CESF and to ensure that the funds are used in the most advantageous and coordinated manner and when possible, CESF is not duplicative with other Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding.

The Department’s strategy for the state allocated CESF is based on the April 2020 survey of needs for state allocated CESF to address COVID-19; the SLEC and GCOC members and Local JAG recipients status as a recipient or subrecipient of other CARES funding as of May 31, 2020; and the Department’s goal to expend $2,600,000 of the state allocated CESF by December 30, 2020, the same end date as the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF).

FY 2020 CESF Grantee Resources:

TRAINING EVENTS BULLETIN BOARD

CPJAD is providing an electronic Bulletin Board for trainings for government and nonprofit agencies serving crime victims in the State.  Agencies and individuals are invited to submit training flyers with registration information to [email protected] to be posted on this Training Events Bulletin Board.