House CJS Bill Released

[Ashley Nellis]

Hi School Safety Working Group Members -

The House CJS Bill has been released and I'm pasting a quick breakdown of the justice areas below. Note that COPs funding is down significantly while CCSI is funded at 75 million for a second year (as we expected). This is the bill, apparently votes are tomorrow morning.

Thanks,

Ashley

Hi everyone,

 

The House CJS bill is now up on the committee’s website.  The state and local grant programs begin on page 37.  http://appropriations.house.gov/uploadedfiles/bills-113hr-sc-ap-fy2015-cjs-subcommitteedraft.pdf. 

 

Below are a few highlights I picked out to send to my members.  Holler if you have a question about something not listed here:

• Byrne JAG - $376 million, or $354 million after carve-outs. This topline is level funding from last year, but is an increase of $10 million after carve-outs.
• JJDPA Title II formula grants - $45 million (down from $55 million in FY14)
• Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) - $0 (same as FY14 but down from $24 million in FY13)
• OJJDP Title V grants - $0 (down from $15 million in FY14)
• OJJDP Part G Juvenile Mentoring grants - $90 million (up from $89 million)
• OVW STOP grants - $195 million (up from $193 million)
• Victims of Crime Fund cap - $770 million (up from $745 million)
• Victims of Trafficking grants - $46 million (up from $14 million)
• Sexual Assault Kit Backlog - $36 million (this is a new program, funded for the first time)
• Justice Reinvestment Initiative - $30 million (up from $28 million)
• Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) - $12 million (up from $10 million)
• Second Chance Act - $63 million (down from $68 million)
• Drug courts - $41 million (level funded)
• DNA analysis and crime labs - $125 million (level funded)
• Criminal History Improvements (NCHIP) - $59 million (level funded)
• COPS Hiring - $70 million (down from $180 million)
• State Criminal Alien Criminal Assistance Program (SCAP) - $210 million (up from $180 million)
• Comprehensive School Safety Initiative - $75 million (level funded for the second year of this new research and grant program)

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Ashley Nellis, Ph.D.

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