Remarks to Justice Assistance Grant Program Awards Ceremony
Channel: Governor Jim Justice
Date: 2017-10-27

Governor Jim Justice has awarded $1,125,875 in Justice Assistance Grant program funds to 36 projects statewide.
These funds will be used to assist state agencies, local units of government, and private non-profit agencies in carrying out specific programs that offer a high probability of improving West Virginia’s criminal justice system.
Special emphasis was placed on multi-jurisdictional and statewide projects that seek to create and/or retain jobs in the criminal justice system in West Virginia.
These funds are provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs. They are administered by the West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services, which is part of the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety.