Bureau of Justice Assistance: PREA Reallocation Funds for State Compliance

Applicants are limited to eligible State Administering Agencies (SAAs) for states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa that have submitted an assurance to the Department of Justice that at least 5 percent of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funding will be used to achieve full compliance with the PREA Standards per 34 U.S.C. §30307(e)(2)(E).  The list of eligible SAAs and award amounts can be found in Appendix B. ­­­­­

All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

BJA will administer the PREA Reallocation funds from the JAG Program funds awarded to the eligible SAAs. The 5 percent reduction is assessed against the state’s 60 percent share of JAG funding plus the less than $10,000 allocation, but excludes the mandatory variable pass-through amount. States must pass through these reallocation funds to the designated PREA contact agencies.

OJP strongly encourages SAAs working to fulfill their obligations related to PREA to continue working expeditiously to comply with the Standards in order to better protect individuals from sexual abuse and sexual harassment in confinement facilities. The Bureau of Justice Assistance will continue to provide training and technical assistance and other resources to jurisdictions to support these efforts.

PREA audits are a crucial component of successful PREA implementation, and, in August 2017, BJA released the PREA Auditor Handbook. This document articulates DOJ’s expectations for all DOJ-certified PREA auditors, establishes requirements for auditor conduct and audit methodology, provides transparency to all stakeholders regarding the expected audit methodology, and serves as an easy-to-use reference guide for conducting high quality, objective, comprehensive, and reliable PREA audits. BJA is committed to ensuring that such audits are carried out nationwide.

BJA makes available targeted technical assistance (TA) to jurisdictions in receipt of FY 2021 PREA Reallocation funds. This TA is intended to support the efforts of these jurisdictions to use their reallocation funds to prevent, address, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment in confinement facilities, and achieve compliance with the Standards. Once the FY 2021 reallocation awards are made, BJA will work to identify the jurisdictions that are interested in receiving this assistance, and connect them with an expert TA provider.

Statutory Authority: 34 U.S.C. 10151, et seq.; 34 U.S.C. 30307(e)

Applicants are limited to eligible State Administering Agencies (SAAs) for states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa that have submitted an assurance to the Department of Justice that at least 5 percent of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funding will be used to achieve full compliance with the PREA Standards per 34 U.S.C. §30307(e)(2)(E).  The list of eligible SAAs and award amounts can be found in Appendix B. ­­­­­

All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

BJA will administer the PREA Reallocation funds from the JAG Program funds awarded to the eligible SAAs. The 5 percent reduction is assessed against the state’s 60 percent share of JAG funding plus the less than $10,000 allocation, but excludes the mandatory variable pass-through amount. States must pass through these reallocation funds to the designated PREA contact agencies.

OJP strongly encourages SAAs working to fulfill their obligations related to PREA to continue working expeditiously to comply with the Standards in order to better protect individuals from sexual abuse and sexual harassment in confinement facilities. The Bureau of Justice Assistance will continue to provide training and technical assistance and other resources to jurisdictions to support these efforts.

PREA audits are a crucial component of successful PREA implementation, and, in August 2017, BJA released the PREA Auditor Handbook. This document articulates DOJ’s expectations for all DOJ-certified PREA auditors, establishes requirements for auditor conduct and audit methodology, provides transparency to all stakeholders regarding the expected audit methodology, and serves as an easy-to-use reference guide for conducting high quality, objective, comprehensive, and reliable PREA audits. BJA is committed to ensuring that such audits are carried out nationwide.

BJA makes available targeted technical assistance (TA) to jurisdictions in receipt of FY 2021 PREA Reallocation funds. This TA is intended to support the efforts of these jurisdictions to use their reallocation funds to prevent, address, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment in confinement facilities, and achieve compliance with the Standards. Once the FY 2021 reallocation awards are made, BJA will work to identify the jurisdictions that are interested in receiving this assistance, and connect them with an expert TA provider.

Statutory Authority: 34 U.S.C. 10151, et seq.; 34 U.S.C. 30307(e)

Applicants are limited to eligible State Administering Agencies (SAAs) for states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa that have submitted an assurance to the Department of Justice that at least 5 percent of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funding will be used to achieve full compliance with the PREA Standards per 34 U.S.C. §30307(e)(2)(E). The list of eligible SAAs and award amounts can be found in Appendix B. ­­­­-­­­­-­­­­-­­­­-­­­­-

All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

BJA will administer the PREA Reallocation funds from the JAG Program funds awarded to the eligible SAAs. The 5 percent reduction is assessed against the state’s 60 percent share of JAG funding plus the less than $10,000 allocation, but excludes the mandatory variable pass-through amount. States must pass through these reallocation funds to the designated PREA contact agencies.

OJP strongly encourages SAAs working to fulfill their obligations related to PREA to continue working expeditiously to comply with the Standards in order to better protect individuals from sexual abuse and sexual harassment in confinement facilities. The Bureau of Justice Assistance will continue to provide training and technical assistance and other resources to jurisdictions to support these efforts.

PREA audits are a crucial component of successful PREA implementation, and, in August 2017, BJA released the PREA Auditor Handbook. This document articulates DOJ’s expectations for all DOJ-certified PREA auditors, establishes requirements for auditor conduct and audit methodology, provides transparency to all stakeholders regarding the expected audit methodology, and serves as an easy-to-use reference guide for conducting high quality, objective, comprehensive, and reliable PREA audits. BJA is committed to ensuring that such audits are carried out nationwide.

BJA makes available targeted technical assistance (TA) to jurisdictions in receipt of FY 2021 PREA Reallocation funds. This TA is intended to support the efforts of these jurisdictions to use their reallocation funds to prevent, address, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment in confinement facilities, and achieve compliance with the Standards. Once the FY 2021 reallocation awards are made, BJA will work to identify the jurisdictions that are interested in receiving this assistance, and connect them with an expert TA provider.

Statutory Authority: 34 U.S.C. 10151, et seq.; 34 U.S.C. 30307(e)