Grants - Criminal Justice

• Governor's Office (CJD) publishes an RFA (Request for Applications) on its website and in the Texas Register.

• Applications accessed via eGrants at http://cjdonline.governor.state.tx.us.

• H-GAC conducts workshops for all applicants interested in funds from one or more of the funding streams.

• Applicant completes application on-line and submits directly to Governor's Office via eGrants.

• Governor's Office determines which applications qualify for funding, and sends those to H-GAC.

• H-GAC uses a local committee, called the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee (CJAC), to review and score the applications. This provides CJD with a local voice in prioritizing which applications merit funding and which do not.

• The priority list developed by the CJAC is sent to the Governor's Office, where final decisions are made on who gets funded.

• H-GAC goes out into the field to make pre-monitoring and technical assistance site visits.

Juvenile Grants:

Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSC)

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDP)

Victim Grants:

Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

Victim and Juvenile Funding Source:

State Criminal Justice Planning Fund (SF-421) 

 

* Federal Dollars - SDFSC, JJDP, VOCA and VAWA

* State Dollars - SF-421 - Collected from Court Fees and Fines