The Office of Justice Assistance will distribute $18.8 million of Recovery Act funds through the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant program to protect public safety and reduce future corrections costs in Wisconsin.

The state's plan and application for this federal funding is available below.  A summary of the plan is also listed on this page.  If you would like to be notified when funding become available, please register in OJA's email notification system.

Assisting Youthful Offenders (Age 14-25) - $3,850,000

• Competitively awarded funding to approximately 9 projects (maximum $150,000 per year per project) for three years.
• Eligible programs will be evidence and prevention-based and address truancy, drug and alcohol abuse or violence and gang prevention.
• Sample programs would be youth diversion, drug courts and gang prevention.

Reducing Future Corrections Costs - $3,434,195

Competitively awarded funding for programs that will reduce the number of offenders entering the corrections system.  Programs will treat alcohol and drug addictions, perform offender assessment and divert non-violent and first time offenders.

• Treatment Alternatives and Diversion Competitive grants ($1,300,000)
• Assess, Inform and Measure Competitive grants ($834,195)
• First Offender/Non-Violent Diversion Competitive grants ($1,300,000)

Combating Drug Abuse - $3,000,000

Competitively awarded funding to multijurisdictional drug task forces that:

• Create or save at-risk law enforcement or drug prosecutor positions
• Implement the ACISS information sharing system
• Launch new initiatives to address pharmaceutical drug abuse

Reducing Recidivism through Offender Monitoring and Management - $2,700,000

Funding to the Department of Correction for six programs that will identify housing, employment and education resources for offenders reentering the community.

Improving Efficiency and Upgrading Justice Technology - $1,700,000

Competitive and directed funding for three projects that will upgrade technology and improve justice system efficiency.

• Interoperable communications improvements ($1,000,000)
• Wisconsin Justice Information Sharing (WIJIS) program expansion ($450,000)
• Department of Justice LiveScan workstation purchases ($250,000)

Supporting Local Law Enforcement - $1,228,411

Competitively and directed funding for projects that will launch innovative community safety projects and fund local law enforcement equipment.

• Innovative law enforcement programs ($500,000)
• Law enforcement technology improvement ($309,411)
• Wisconsin Crime Lab enhancements ($500,000)

Reducing Racial Disparities in the Justice System - $850,000

Competitively awarded funding for programs that will work to reduce the disproportionate number of minority individuals in the state justice system.

• Minority law student internships ($200,000)
• Felmers/Chaney community-based offender reintegration program ($350,000)
• Support for traffic stop data collection ($300,000)

Evaluating Recovery Act Programs - $800,000

Funding for the state's Statistical Analysis Center to measure, evaluate and analyze the achievements of Recovery Act funded programs.  Programs to be evaluated include Treatment, Alternatives and Diversion, Assess Inform and Measure, first offender diversion and youthful offender projects and the Felmers/Chaney offender reintegration program.

Monitoring and Achieving Accountability - $300,000 annually

Funding for Office of Justice Assistance staff to solicit applications and award grants, implement programs, oversee and monitor program progress and report statistics according to strict Recovery Act guidelines and timetables.

State Application for Funding

• Project narrative
• Budget narrative
• Review narrative
• Abstract
• Attachment A - Infrastructure investment
• Attachment B - Reporting requirements

Last Modified:  7/8/2009 3:18:39 PM

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