U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program Discretionary Program Announcement March 1990 The Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, coordinates the activities of the following program Offices and Bureaus: Bureau of Justice Assistance, National Institute of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and Office for Victims of Crime. Office of the Director U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC. 20531 The Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program, authorized under the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, provides Federal assistance in a national campaign against drug abuse and other serious crime. The Discretionary Grant Program described in this announcement is designed to complement the Formula Grant Program and to encourage and support state and local participation in the National Drug Control Strategy. Discretionary Programs provide assistance to state and local criminal justice agencies through demonstration programs which test, evaluate and document new programs and practices; training and technical assistance which transfer state-of-theart technology and methods to practitioners; and, national scope programs which provide leadership and guidance relative to critical drug control and criminal justice issues. This announcement is one chapter of the Office of Justice Program's (OJP) FY 1990 Program Plan. The combined OJP Program Plan represents unprecedented coordination among the five OJP bureaus -- the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime. The Plan also reflects enhanced government-wide coordination to ensure more effective and efficient delivery of services to state and local governments. The emphasis of BJA's FY 1990 Discretionary Grant Program is on activities which further the National Drug Control Strategy announced by President Bush in September, 1989 and its companion volume released in January, 1990. As stated in the introduction of the second volume, the "Strategy provides a unified, integrated and truly national policy aimed at the complicated array of problems posed by illegal drugs. It includes a role not only for the Federal government, but for our state and local governments, the private sector and community leaders and citizens alike." The programs described in this announcement facilitate coordination and cooperation among Federal, state and local agencies, encourage community involvement in drug and crime control activities and provide guidance for the use of Formula Grant funds and state and local resources to implement effective drug control and justice system improvements consistent with the National Drug Control Strategy. I hope this announcement contains programs of interest to you. I encourage your participation in these programs, where appropriate, and your enhanced participation in the National Strategy. By working together we can identify and implement new and effective approaches to control the scourge of drugs and crime which plague our nation. |