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Governor Kelly Announces More Than $1.9M to Improve Public Safety

Government and Politics

December 19, 2024

From: Kansas Governor Laura Kelly

TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly, on behalf of the Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (KCJCC), announced on Thursday the 2025 grant awards for the Federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program.

The JAG funds are provided to criminal justice system partners to address crime and improve public safety across Kansas. Specifically, the JAG awards made to local and state agencies fund programs designed to reduce and prevent crime, assist with equipment and technology needs and provide crime victim services.

The JAG program represents a collaborative partnership among federal, state and local governments to create safer communities and improve criminal justice systems. It provides critical funding to support a range of program areas such as law enforcement, corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, technology improvement, prevention activities, crime victim services, and mental health programs.

The KCJCC oversees the criminal justice federal funding made available to Kansas through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance.  The KCJCC membership is representative of the Governor, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Corrections, the Superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol, and the Director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

A total of $1,924,842 was awarded to 26 agencies.

2025 Justice Assistance Grant Awards

County

Organization Name

Grant Award

Brown

Hiawatha Police Department

$15,853

Coffey

Coffey County Sheriff’s Office

$71,000

Crawford

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas

$148,000

Ellis

Northwest Kansas Community Corrections

$79,236

Jackson

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office

$83,840

Johnson

Gardner Police Department

$31,093

Johnson

Johnson County Crime Lab

$30,819

Johnson

Merriam Police Department

$85,002

Johnson

Sunflower House

$29,304

Kingman

Kingman County Sheriff’s Office

$167,766

Leavenworth

Brothers In Blue Reentry

$98,628

Lyon

5th Judicial District Community Corrections

$40,000

Marshall

Marysville Police Department

$40,000

Meade

Meade County Sheriff’s Office

$40,000

Montgomery

Coffeyville Police Department

$40,000

Morris

Morris County Sheriff’s Office

$83,840

Pratt

Pratt Police Department

$10,495

Scott

Scott City Police Department

$45,492

Shawnee

Kansas Highway Patrol

$105,678

Shawnee

Kansas Judicial Branch

$83,545

Shawnee

National Alliance on Mental Illness Kansas

$95,713

Shawnee

Shawnee County Department of Corrections

$71,000

Sumner

Wellington Police Department

$154,966

Wyandotte

Avenue of Life

$63,425

Wyandotte

Unified Gov’t. of Wyandotte Co./Kansas City, KS – Police Dept.

$68,334

Wyandotte

Unified Gov’t. of Wyandotte Co./Kansas City, KS – Sheriff’s Off.

$141,813

TOTAL

$1,924,842