The GCC research and evaluation section, The Criminal Justice Analysis Center, conducts, oversees, and disseminates the results of original research studies, program evaluations, and policy analyses. The Crime Commission administers all federal block grants, and other criminal justice funds, which are awarded to the state by the U.S. Department of Justice. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis to government, education and social service agencies to start new and innovative programs. Monies are allocated to help both state and local government agencies throughout North Carolina. The Governor s Crime Commission staff sends out thousands of grant application packets statewide every fall.
Applicants have up to six weeks to complete the application.
The appropriate committee, the Commission, and the Secretary make decisions on the grant recipients. Grants are awarded in the spring. Design and maintenance of the Governor's Crime Commission Web Page is the responsibility of the staff of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Analysis Center, a statistical analysis center in part funded through grants from the Bureau of Justice Statistics.