The Department of Justice Announces Grant Funding to Support Project Safe Neighborhoods, Justice Reinvestment Initiative, and Adult Drug Court Program

On Tuesday, September 12 and Wednesday, September 13 the Department of Justice awarded grant funding totaling more than $35 million for the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI), and Adult Drug Courts Discretionary grant programs.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded $5.7 million in grant funding to PSN through the 2016 Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program. The goal of PSN is to create safer neighborhoods through a sustained reduction in gang violence and gun crime. View the press release on 2016 PSN grant funding to learn more.

The $17.5 million awarded as part of BJA’s JRI will allow state justice agencies and technical assistance partners to improve public safety and more effectively manage correctional populations and costs. See the press release on 2016 JRI grant funding for additional details.

The awards totaling more than $13 million in funding under the 2016 Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program were provided to 41 state, local, and tribal jurisdictions and courts to help improve drug court programs through evidence-based principles and practices. Read the press release on 2016 adult drug court grant funding to learn more.