• Byrne JAG Recovery Act letter sent to criminal justice colleagues on March 9, 2009. 
  Click here to view.

•  The Michigan Automated Grant Information Connection (MAGIC) opened to receive grant applications at 8:00 a.m. (ET) on April 13, 2009 and closed at 5:00 p.m. (ET) on May 14, 2009.  
  
  • Click here to proceed to the MAGIC website.
  • Click here to view the MAGIC help guide.             
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  NOTE: 
  • If your jurisdiction is eligible for $100,000 or greater direct from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), and you are also applying for funds from the Office of Drug Control Policy, you must partner with at least two other agencies in your jurisdiction that are not receiving direct funding from BJA in order for your application to be considered.  These applications should include highly targeted efforts to reduce a specific increase in crime or criminal activity in your jurisdiction.
    
  • In order to submit an application in MAGIC, all applicants will need to be able to supply their Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS) number and certify that their entity/organization is registered with the U.S. Federal Government via the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) website.  Please keep in mind that obtaining these certification numbers may take time.  Apply for this information in advance!  Click on the following links for further assistance:

    • Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS)

    • Central Contractor Registration (CCR)

  • All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law.  Applicants also should anticipate that awards under the Recovery Act will be one-time awards and accordingly should propose project activities and deliverables that can be accomplished without additional grant funding.
  • Applicants who receive funding under the Recovery Act must be able to provide data that measure the results of their work.  Two objectives of the Recovery Act are:  preserving jobs and creating jobs.  Therefore, performance measures will be based on the number of jobs saved and created (by type) due to Recovery Act funding.  
  • Required quarterly progress reports will be provided with grant award contracts.  There will be mandatory submission dates which will be adamantly enforced due to federal reporting guidelines.  Awarded grantees should be prepared to submit appropriate documentation to the Office of Drug Control Policy within five calendar days at the end of each quarter.
  • All requests for personnel must describe if funding will:
    • create a new position
    • restore a previously funded position (including positions that were being removed from the budget)
    • increase the status of a current position (from part time to full time)
    • add overtime hours not previously funded to a position

• Program Area Descriptions were revised on April 3, 2009.  Click here to view the revised descriptions.

• Staff contact information for specific funding areas:

Nancy Becker Bennett, Manager, Tel. (517) 336-6310 or beckern@michigan.gov 

Program Areas:

• Prescription Drug Abuse Community Awareness Programs
• Local Correctional Resources
• Problem Solving Courts

Jim Rapp, Grant Advisor, Tel. (517) 336-6304 or rappj@michigan.gov

Program Areas:

• Multijurisdictional Task Forces
• Technology Enhancement Projects
• Community Policing & Community Prosecution Strategies