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Congress funds these programs through five accounts in the annual Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations act: Violence Against Women Programs; Research, Evaluation, and Statistics; State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance; Juvenile Justice Programs; and Community Oriented Policing Services. For FY2017, the Obama Administration requested a total of $2.361 billion for these five accounts. \nThe Obama Administration\u2019s FY2017 request for DOJ\u2019s grant accounts included proposals to change the funding levels of several DOJ grant programs. First, the Obama Administration proposed to transfer $326 million from the Crime Victims Fund to the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). It also proposed to eliminate funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (-$210 million), and reduce funding for other programs, such as the National Criminal History Improvement program (-$23 million), and DNA backlog reduction initiatives (-$20 million). However, the Obama Administration proposed increases for grants to encourage arrests in domestic violence cases and enforcement of protection orders (+$11 million), grants authorized under the Second Chance Act (+$32 million), and programs for children exposed to violence (+$15 million). It also proposed funding a variety of new programs and initiatives, such as the Byrne Incentive Grant program ($10 million), the Byrne Competitive Grant program ($15 million), and the Violence Reduction Network ($5 million). Finally, it proposed restoring funding to the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (+$30 million), which was eliminated in FY2014. \nCongress provided a total of $2.320 billion for DOJ\u2019s five grant accounts, an amount that is 6.7% less than the FY2016 appropriation and 1.8% less than the Administration\u2019s request. Funding for three of the five grant accounts decreased for FY2017, the exceptions being Violence Against Women Programs (+$2 million) and the Community Oriented Policing Services (+$10 million). However, the increase in funding for the Community Oriented Policing Services account is largely attributable to Congress moving funding for the Regional Information Sharing System from the Research, Evaluation, and Statistics account to the Community Oriented Policing Services account.\nCongress, by and large, did not support many of the Obama Administration\u2019s proposals that would have eliminated funding for particular programs, increased funding for existing programs, or provided funding for new programs. However, Congress did adopt the proposal to supplement direct appropriations for the Office on Violence Against Women with a $326 million transfer from the Crime Victims Fund.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R44430", "sha1": "316388544139b8f475d6e3a7c2fb837714c9571d", "filename": "files/20170530_R44430_316388544139b8f475d6e3a7c2fb837714c9571d.html", "images": {} }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R44430", "sha1": "98b5dfe22c6e309644275c88d41df1b6a5adb32a", "filename": "files/20170530_R44430_98b5dfe22c6e309644275c88d41df1b6a5adb32a.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4744, "name": "Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations" }, { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4759, "name": "Federal Funding For Criminal Justice" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 453304, "date": "2016-06-09", "retrieved": "2016-06-21T21:05:35.495819", "title": "FY2017 Appropriations for the Department of Justice Grant Programs", "summary": "Each year Congress provides funding for a variety of grant programs through the Department of Justice (DOJ). These programs provide funding to state, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations for a variety of criminal justice-related purposes, such as programs to combat violence against women, reduce backlogs of DNA evidence, support community policing efforts, assist crime victims, promote prisoner reentry efforts, and improve the functioning of the juvenile justice system. Congress funds these programs through five accounts in the annual Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations act: Violence Against Women Programs; Research, Evaluation, and Statistics; State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance; Juvenile Justice Programs; and Community Oriented Policing Services. For FY2017, the Administration requests a total of $2.361 billion for these five accounts. \nThe Administration\u2019s FY2017 request for DOJ\u2019s grant accounts includes several significant proposals. First, the Administration proposes to transfer $326 million from the Crime Victims Fund to the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). It also proposes to eliminate funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (-$210 million), while proposing to reduce funding for other programs, such as the National Criminal History Improvement program (-$23 million), and DNA backlog reduction initiatives (-$20 million). However, the Administration also proposes increases for grants to encourage arrest policies (+$11 million), grants authorized under the Second Chance Act (+$32 million), and programs for children exposed to violence (+$15 million). In addition, it proposes restoring funding to the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (+$30 million), a program that was eliminated after FY2013, along with funding a variety of new programs and initiatives, such as the Byrne Incentive Grant program ($10 million), the Byrne Competitive Grant program ($15 million), and the Violence Reduction Network ($5 million).\nThe FY2017 CJS appropriations bill reported by the Senate Committee on Appropriations (S. 2837) would provide a total of $2.270 billion for the five DOJ grant accounts. The committee recommends supplementing appropriations for OVW with a transfer of $379 million from the Crime Victims Fund. The committee-recommended funding for these five accounts is largely in line with the FY2016-enacted appropriation. The one notable exception is the State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance account, which the committee proposes funding at $1.184 billion, an amount that is 16.0% below the FY2016 appropriation. The committee also declined to provide any funding for any of the new grant programs proposed by the Administration.\nThe House committee-reported bill (H.R. 5393) would provide a total of $2.304 billion for the five DOJ grant accounts. The bill does not include a proposal to supplement funding for OVW with a transfer from the Crime Victims Fund. The House Committee on Appropriations also declined to provide funding for any of the new grant programs proposed by the Administration. Proposed funding for the Research, Evaluation, and Statistics (-19.8%), State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance (-14.8%), and Juvenile Justice Programs (-31.8%) would all be below the FY2016-enacted funding. The bill would also move funding for programs that were funded last year under the State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance and Research, Evaluation, and Statistics account to the Community Oriented Policing Services account.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R44430", "sha1": "19ef0143079050700b3a0358a9527d65dab32457", "filename": "files/20160609_R44430_19ef0143079050700b3a0358a9527d65dab32457.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R44430", "sha1": "97f172498be7b069167aa054041f025f26995c2b", "filename": "files/20160609_R44430_97f172498be7b069167aa054041f025f26995c2b.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 452360, "date": "2016-05-04", "retrieved": "2016-05-24T19:11:37.907941", "title": "FY2017 Appropriations for the Department of Justice Grant Programs", "summary": "Each year Congress provides funding for a variety of grant programs through the Department of Justice (DOJ). These programs provide funding to state, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations for a variety of criminal justice-related purposes, such as programs to combat violence against women, reduce backlogs of DNA evidence, support community policing efforts, assist crime victims, promote prisoner reentry efforts, and improve the functioning of the juvenile justice system. Congress funds these programs through five accounts in the annual Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations act: Violence Against Women Programs; Research, Evaluation, and Statistics; State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance; Juvenile Justice Programs; and Community Oriented Policing Services.\nFor FY2017, the Administration requests a total of $2.361 billion for these five accounts. This includes $489 million for the Office on Violence Against Women (which includes a proposed $326 million transfer from the Crime Victims Fund); $154 million for Research, Evaluation, and Statistics; $1.098 billion for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance; $334 million for Juvenile Justice Programs; and $286 million for Community Oriented Policing Services. The Administration\u2019s request for all of these accounts, with the exception of State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, is greater than the FY2016 appropriation.\nThe Administration\u2019s FY2017 request for DOJ\u2019s grant accounts includes several significant proposals. First, the Administration proposes to transfer $326 million from the Crime Victims Fund to the Office on Violence Against Women. It also proposes to eliminate funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (-$210 million), while proposing to reduce funding for other programs, such as the National Criminal History Improvement program (-$23 million), and DNA backlog reduction initiatives (-$20 million). However, the Administration also proposes increases for grants to encourage arrest policies (+$11 million), grants authorized under the Second Chance Act (+$32 million), and programs for children exposed to violence (+$15 million). In addition, it proposes restoring funding to the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (+$30 million), a program that was eliminated after FY2013, along with funding a variety of new programs and initiatives, such as the Byrne Incentive Grant program ($10 million), the Byrne Competitive Grant program ($15 million), and the Violence Reduction Network ($5 million).\nThe FY2017 CJS appropriations bill reported by the Senate Committee on Appropriations (S. 2837) would provide a total of $2.270 billion for the five DOJ grant accounts. The committee-recommended funding for these five accounts is largely in line with the FY2016-enacted appropriation. The one notable exception is the State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance account, which the committee proposes funding at $1.184 billion, an amount that is 16.0% below the FY2016 appropriation. The committee also declined to provide any funding for any of the new grant programs proposed by the Administration.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R44430", "sha1": "444918075b111842b7cc354db333c00d518c8057", "filename": "files/20160504_R44430_444918075b111842b7cc354db333c00d518c8057.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R44430", "sha1": "960fc77ea14c6b513fe2ffe3be8ffb61d9fe4bdb", "filename": "files/20160504_R44430_960fc77ea14c6b513fe2ffe3be8ffb61d9fe4bdb.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 451095, "date": "2016-03-23", "retrieved": "2016-04-06T16:56:26.227466", "title": "FY2017 Appropriations for the Department of Justice Grant Programs", "summary": "Each year Congress provides funding for a variety of grant programs through the Department of Justice (DOJ). These programs provide funding to state, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations for a variety of criminal justice-related purposes, such as programs to combat violence against women, reduce backlogs of DNA evidence, support community policing efforts, assist crime victims, promote prisoner reentry efforts, and improve the functioning of the juvenile justice system. Congress funds these programs through five accounts in the annual Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations act: Violence Against Women Programs; Research, Evaluation, and Statistics; State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance; Juvenile Justice Programs; and Community Oriented Policing Services.\nFor FY2017, the Administration requests a total of $2.361 billion for these five accounts. This includes $489 million for the Office on Violence Against Women (which includes a proposed $326 million transfer from the Crime Victims Fund); $154 million for Research, Evaluation, and Statistics; $1.098 billion for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance; $334.4 million for Juvenile Justice Programs; and $286 million for Community Oriented Policing Services. The Administration\u2019s request for all of these accounts, with the exception of State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, is greater than the FY2016 appropriation.\nThe Administration\u2019s FY2017 request for DOJ\u2019s grant accounts includes several significant proposals. First, the Administration proposes to transfer $326 million from the Crime Victims Fund to the Office on Violence Against Women. 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In addition, it proposes restoring funding to the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (+$30 million), a program that was eliminated after FY2013, along with funding a variety of new programs and initiatives, such as the Byrne Incentive Grant program ($10 million), the Byrne Competitive Grant program ($15 million), and the Violence Reduction Network ($5 million).", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R44430", "sha1": "1f4a6dc1ffc44ec4f450dd9bc93b3cfc19f9e8a5", "filename": "files/20160323_R44430_1f4a6dc1ffc44ec4f450dd9bc93b3cfc19f9e8a5.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R44430", "sha1": "310c405dcf8ca11f1730e8bae75b8e17f7023f5e", "filename": "files/20160323_R44430_310c405dcf8ca11f1730e8bae75b8e17f7023f5e.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [] } ], "topics": [ "Appropriations", "Crime Policy" ] }