Criminal Justice Grant Cycle
As of FY 2014
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The Governor's Office (CJD) publishes an RFA (Request for Applications) on its eGrants website and in the Texas Register, usually in December.
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Applications accessed via the eGrants website.
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H-GAC conducts mandatory workshops for all applicants interested in funds from one or more of the Request for Applications (RFA's).
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Applicant completes application on-line and submits directly to CJD via the eGrants website.
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CJD determines which applications qualify for funding, and sends those to H-GAC.
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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.
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Once approved by H-GAC's Board of Directors, the priority list developed by the CJAC is sent to the Governor's Office, where final decisions are made on which projects get gets funded.
