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Grants and Planning

    The Grants & Planning Branch maintains information on federal and state resources that may be available to assist in improving the criminal and juvenile justice systems, and seeks, applies for, and administers federal crime and crime prevention funding, such as the following:

      • Edward Byrne Memorial Formula Grant
      • Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), Victim Assistance Program
      • Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Formula Grant
      • Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners

    The Grants & Planning Branch works closely with the U.S. Department of Justice, in particular with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office for Victims of Crime, the Office of Justice Programs, and the Office on Violence Against Women.

    Public Comment:  FY 2009 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Application


    As required by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) state solicitation for the FY 2009 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, the Department of the Attorney General (State Administering Agency for the grant) is making available for public comment a copy of the grant application.  The period for public comment will run from June 17, 2009 through July 2, 2009.

    Comments can be mailed to:

    Department of the Attorney General

    Crime Prevention & Justice Assistance Division

    235 S. Beretania Street, #401

    Honolulu, Hawaii  96813

    Attention:  Ralph K. Uyeoka

    Comments can be emailed to:  ralph.k.uyeoka@hawaii.gov

    FY 2009 Recovery Act:  Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Formula Grant

    APPLICATION FOR GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT - April 24, 2009 - The Department of the Attorney General has released the Application for Grant Instructions and Forms for the FY 2009 Recovery Act: Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Grant.  The funds are to assist state, city, and county efforts to support the provision of services to victims of crime.  Applicants are limited to the county prosecuting attorneys of Honolulu, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai.  Non-profit victim service providers seeking VOCA funds should contact their County Prosecutor’s Victim Assistance Unit.  The application deadline is July 17, 2009.

  • FY 2009 Recovery Act: VOCA Application Instructions (eff. 6/17/2009)

    • FY 2009 Recovery Act Applications

    The Department of the Attorney General is the State Administering Agency (SAA), designated by the Governor, to apply for and administer FY 2009 Recovery Act Funds for the following grants:

    Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) FY 2009 Recovery Act STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program

    Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY 2009 Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program State Solicitation

    Applications were submitted to the appropriate federal agencies and are included below.

  • FY 2009 VAWA Recovery Act Application
  • FY 2009 Byrne JAG Recovery Act Application

    • Navigating a Course for Peace, Domestic Violence Strategic Plan 2007-2012
    (December 2006)

    The 2005 Hawaii Legislature directed the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) to work with domestic violence service providers to develop a five-year strategic plan to reduce the incidence of domestic violence and to increase support to victims. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, a statewide coalition of domestic violence service providers, was selected to develop the strategic plan, in collaboration with the DOH, Maternal and Child Health Branch. The plan is integrated in the 2007 DOH Annual Report for the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Special Fund.

  • Navigating a Course for Peace, Domestic Violence Strategic Plan, 2007-2012
    The Strategic Plan starts on page 9 of the DOH Annual Report.

    • Hawaii Statewide Strategic Plan for Victim Services (October 2005)

    This report was prepared through a collaborative statewide effort of both government and non-governmental organizations to highlight the special needs of underserved victims of crime in Hawaii, including tourist/visitors, immigrants or persons with limited English proficiency, persons with disabilities, and the elderly.

  • Hawaii Statewide Strategic Plan for Victim Services

    • Shaping Tomorrow: The Future of Sexual Violence Programs in Hawai`i  (January 2005)

    Under a Federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Grant, the Department of the Attorney General convened a multi-disciplinary Sexual Violence Strategic Planning Group of state and local criminal justice personnel, sexual violence service providers, and government stakeholders to review and make recommendations on the current status of sexual violence programs and funding. The Sex Abuse Treatment Center of the Kapi`olani Medical Center for Women & Children served as the lead agency for this project.

    The Sexual Violence Strategic Planning Group presents this document as a vision for the coordination and sustainability of sexual violence services throughout the State of Hawaii. The impact of sexual violence in our community is immeasurable. The planning committee considers this document a starting point for constructive dialogue.

  • Shaping Tomorrow: The Future of Sexual Violence Programs in Hawai`i

    • Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Strategies

    These documents are Hawaii's strategy for funding under the FY 2004 Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant Program, Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, and Hawaii’s application for FY 2005, FY 2006, and FY 2007 funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program.

  • Eward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program: Multi-Year Statewide Strategy FY 2004-2008
  • FY 2005 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Application
  • FY 2006 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Application
  • FY 2007 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Application

    • Annual Reports on the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant Program Activities

    These annual reports reflect the cumulative results of Hawaii's state and county projects funded with the Edward Byrne Memorial Formula Grant and Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant.

    During FY 2008, Byrne/JAG funds were used to address Hawaii's:

      • Continuing efforts to reduce the supply of illegal drugs and to reduce the demand for drugs;
      • System improvement needs (such as technological improvements, coordinated efforts to reduce duplication and gaps, working with communities); and
      • Violent crimes, such as unsolved homicides, sexual assaults, and crimes against children.
  • FY 2008 Report

    • Also Available

  • FY 2007 Report
  • FY 2006 Report
  • FY 2005 Report
  • FY 2003 Report
  • FY 2004 Report
  • FY 2002 Report
  • FY 2001 Report

    • State of Hawaii Strategic Plan for the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant

    The Department of the Attorney General receives federal funds from the U.S. Department of Justice to address violent crimes against adult female victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. The Strategic Plan describes the scope of these problems in Hawaii and the state strategy to address them.

  • Strategic Plan for the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant FY 2008-2011

    • Also Available

  • FY 2005-2007
    Note: This file includes a corrected figure for Table 11 on Page 15.
  • FY 2003 Report
  • FY 2002 Report
  • FY 2001 Report
  • FY 2000 Report
  • FY 1999 Report
  • FY 1998 Report
  • Domestic Violence and the Criminal Justice System in Hawaii, December 1999
    Findings and Recommendations for Action Made to the Legislature of the State of Hawaii in Response to 1999 House Concurrent Resolution No. 65, HD1
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