Gillibrand Announces Federal Grant to Improve State Law Enforcement and Justice System

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced Wednesday a federal grant worth of $9.7 million for New York State from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to assist local law enforcement in their efforts to reduce crime and improve the criminal justice system.

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services will use the JAG award to improve the effectiveness of statewide enforcement and prosecution efforts against violent crime, develop local capacity to adopt intelligence-led policing strategies based on real-time crime analysis, and maintain high quality criminal justice records and forensic laboratory services.

The Byrne JAG program is a partnership among federal, state, and local governments that tailors federal law enforcement grants to the needs of different communities.