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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

DOJ Seal

FY2005 Budget and Performance Summary



OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS -- JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
(Dollars in thousands)


    Pos. FTE Amount
         
2003 Obligations   700 714 $286,473
         
2004 Appropriation Enacted (without Rescission)   7001/ 729 190,125
  2004 Rescission -- Reduction applied to DOJ  (0.465%)   0 0 -884
  2004 Rescission -- Government-wide Reduction (0.59%)   0 0 -1,117
2004 Appropriation Enacted (with Rescission)   700 729 188,124
         
  Transfer from State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance for administrative functions   0 0 46,628
  Transfer from Juvenile Justice Programs for administrative functions   0 0 12,677
  Transfer from Office on Violence Against Women for administrative functions   0 0 13,926
2004 Appropriation Enacted   700 729 261,355
         
2005 Total Request   657 686 1,759,718
  Change 2005 from 2004   -43 -43 1,498,363
         
Adjustments to Base:        
  Transfer from State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance as part of budget realignment.   0 0 1,290,114
  Transfer from Weed and Seed Program Fund as part of budget realignment   0 0 57,926
  Transfer from Juvenile Justice Programs as part of budget realignment   0 0 336,479
  Transfer from Community Oriented Policing Services as part of budget realignment.   0 0 266,417
  Transfer from Office on Violence Against Women as part of budget realignment   -43 -43 8,583
  Transfer from Public Safety Officers Beneftits as part of budget realignment   0 0 52,022
         
Increases (see OJP's Summary of Requirements table)   0 0 3,257
Decreases (see OJP's Summary of Requirements table)   0 0 0
         
  Net, Adjustments to Base   -43 -43 2,014,798
2005 Current Services   657 686 2,276,153
         
Program Improvements   0 0 938,467
Program Offsets   0 0 -1,454,902
  Net, Program Improvements/Offsets   0 0 -516,435
         
2005 Total Request   657 686 1,759,718
  Change 2005 from 2004.   -43 -43 1,498,363
         
2005 Mandatory Request -- Public Safety Officers Death Benefits Program (as part of Direct Services for Victims of Crime).   0 0 49,054
2005 Discretionary Request   657 686 1,710,664
         
         
Rescission from Balances.   0 0 -53,471
Net 2005 Discretionary Request   657 686 1,657,193
         
1/  Does not include 29 reimbursable positions.        
         

 






OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS -- JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (Dollars in thousands)

    2004 Appropriation Enacted
  (w/ Rescissions and Transfers)
2005 Current Services 2005 Request Program Improvements/Offsets
Comparison by activity and program   Perm
Pos.
FTE Amount Perm
Pos.
FTE Amount Perm
Pos.
FTE Amount Perm
Pos.
FTE Amount
                           
1. Counterterrorism Resarch and Develop.   0 0 0 0 0 $0 0 0 $7,000 0 0 $7,000
2. Improving the Criminal Justice System   0 0 38,589 187 216 1,492,786 187 216 898,985 0 0 -593,801
3. Resarch, Development, Evaluation and                          
      Statistics   0 0 79,282 222 222 113,342 222 222 136,661 0 0 23,319
4. Technology for Crime Identification   0 0 0 18 18 165,032 18 18 235,090 0 0 70,058
5. Strengthening the Juvenile Justice System   0 0 0 104 104 319,347 104 104 198,354 0 0 -120,993
6. Substance Abuse: Demand Reduction   0 0 0 27 27 45,036 27 27 151,046 0 0 106,010
7. Services for Victims of Crime   0 0 35,622 99 99 91,556 99 99 83,528 0 0 -8,028
8. Management and Administration.   700 729 107,862 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Subtotal, Discretionary   700 729 261,355 657 686 2,227,099 657 686 1,710,664 0 0 -516,435
                           
Requested Rescission of Prior Year                          
Unobligated Balances   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -53,471 0 0 -53,471
                           
Subtotal, Discretionary   0 0 261,355 0 0 2,227,099 0 0 1,657,193 0 0 -569,906
                           
Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits   0 0 49,054 0 0 49,054 0 0 49,054 0 0 0
                           
Grand Total   700 729 310,409 657 686 2,276,153 657 686 1,706,247 0 0 -569,906
                           
                           
Consistent with the Government Performance and Results Act, the 2005 budget proposes to streamline the decision unit structure of DOJ components to align more closely with the mission and strategic objectives contained in the DOJ Strategic Plan (2003-2008).  In addition, the budget has been realigned to reflect each component's outputs and full costs by major program activity, including the costs of management and administration, so that a more accurate picture of total activity costs is reflected in the budget.  In this way, budget and performance are more closely linked, and provide a better basis on which to make budget decisions.  Over time, agencies will be expected to identify effective outcome measures, monitor their progress, and accurately present the associated costs.
                       
Program Improvements/Offsets by Strategic Goal Perm
Pos.
FTE Amount
                           
Goal 3: Assist State, Local, and Tribal Efforts to Prevent or Reduce Crime and Violence 0 0 -$516,435
                           
Counterterrorism Research and Development                 0 0 7,000
                           
The overall goal of the Counterterrorism Research and Development Program is the development of practical tools and approaches to improve the ability of state and local first responders to detect and effectively respond to terrorist acts.  This program, administered by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), relies on partnerships as a key part of its strategy.  These partnerships enable NIJ both to identify key gaps and to leverage the investment of other agencies to address these gaps.  This funding will allow NIJ to continue to work with other government agencies to speed the introduction of new technology that will help law enforcement combat terrorism.    
   
   
   
   
                           
Improving the Criminal Justice System                      
                           
1.  Local Law Enforcement Block Grant                 0 0 -219,587
                           
The 2005 budget proposes streamlining funding previously requested for the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program in order to    
establish the new Justice Assistance Grant Program.                    
                           
2.  Cooperative Agreement Program                 0 0 -1,979
                           
The budget proposes to eliminate funding for this program.      
                           
3.  Indian Country Prison Grants         0 0 -2,457
                           
The budget proposes to eliminate funding for this program.      
                           
4.  Tribal Courts         0 0 -7,586
                           
The 2005 budget proposes to carve out $5,921,000 for this program within the Justice Assistance Grant Program request.      
                           
5.  Byrne Formula Grants                     0 0 -477,412
                           
The 2005 budget proposes streamlining funding previously requested for Byrne Formula Grants in order to establish the new Justice Assistance Grant Program in 2005.      
                           
6.  Byrne Discretionary Grants 0 0 -163,225
                           
For FY 2005, the budget does not include funds for Byrne Discretionary Grants.  The original purpose of this program was to provide discretionary grant funding in support of a wide array of activities, especially those that demonstrate, test and evaluate innovations and best practices. However, for the past several years, the level of earmarking within this program has  severly hampered OJP's ability to address new and innovative criminal justice initiatives.  Traditionally, the discretionary grant program served as a vehicle to fund OJP and Administration initiatives in the area of state and local criminal justice improvements in topics ranging from gun safety, drug testing, alternatives to incarceration, and community-based justice.  In the 2004 omnibus budget, 100 percent of this discretionary program is earmarked.      
                           
7.  Bulletproof Vests                     0 0 104
                           
The 2005 budget proposes a modest increase for this program, resulting in a total funding level of $25,123,000.  The Bulletproof Vest Program helps states, units of local government, and tribal governments equip their law enforcement and corrections officers with armored vests.  This small increase is attributable to program realignment proposed in 2005 where administrative funding has been reallocated to more appropriately reflect the true cost of each program.      
                           
8.  Grants for  Closed Circuit Television                 0 0 3
                           
The 2005 budget proposes a modest increase for this program, resulting in a total funding level of $986,000.  This program provides grants for equipment and personnel training for either closed-circuit televising or video taping of the testimony of children in criminal proceedings and for assisting courts, other systems agencies, and social service agencies to establish procedures related to the use of these options.  This small  increase is attributable to program realignment proposed in 2005 where administrative funding has been reallocated to more appropriately reflect the true cost of each program.      
                           
9.  Justice Assistance Grant Program                     0 0 528,000
                           
The 2005 budget proposes to fund this program at a total level of $528,000,000.  The Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program represents the next generation of law enforcement grant programs.  In developing this program, OJP combined the best aspects of the exisiting Byrne Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Programs in an effort to maximize flexibility for our nation's state and local governments.  Under JAG state and local governments are empowered to target resources to the areas of greatest need, including: statewide training initiatives, technical assistance and training, and support for rural jurisdictions in the areas of law enforcement, prosecution and court programs, prevention programs, corrections programs, and treatment programs.      
                           
10. USA Freedom Corps                     0 0 16,000
                           
The 2005 budget proposes to fund the USA Freedom Corps as a separate, standalone program.  This program funds two separate initiatives: the Neighborhood Watch Program (NWP) and the Volunteers in Police Service Program (VIPS).  The NWP provides a unique infrastructure in which community residents are provided with information that enables them to recognize signs of potential terrorist activities.  The VIPS Program maximizes service and volunteer opportunities for civilians to collaborate with local police agencies.      
                           
11.  ChildSafe Initiative                     0 0 28,939
                           
The enhancement requested would provide a total of $33,750,000 to continue this initiative in 2005.  The goal of Project ChildSafe is to distribute 65,000,000 gun locks throughout the Nation.  This program distributes safety kits in partnership with local law enforcement agencies in communities across the country.  Each kit contains printed materials on both safe gun storage and gun safety information, as well as a cable-style gun lock.  This program is a key part of the Administration's Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative.      
                           
12.  Cyber Fraud and Computer Forensics Program               0 0 -4,339
                           
The 2005 budget proposes total funding for this program of $4,846,000.  This program is designed to provide a nationwide support system for law enforcement agencies involved in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of economic and high-tech crimes and to support and partner with other appropriate entities in addressing homeland security initiatives, as they relate to these types of crimes.  The funding requested in 2005 will be used to: (1) develop and deliver training, at little or no cost, on investigation techniques for cyber and financial crimes; (2) provide investigative support to financial investigations, primarily through financial and visual analysis and public records searchs, and (3) improve knowledge of economic and cyber crime issues through applied research.       
                           
13.  Police Corps                     0 0 13,129
                           
This enhancement will provide a total funding level of  $29,565,000 for this program in 2005.  The Police Corps program is designed to motivate highly qualified young people to serve cities and counties as police officers and sheriff's deputies.  It does this by offering federal scholarships on a competitive basis to college students who agree to serve as police officers for at least four years.  To be eligible for Police Corps' sponsored scholarships, a student must attent (or be about to attend) an accredited public or private four-year college or university.  Participants receiving undergraduate degrees begin their work as police officers upon graduation of college and completion of an intensive, 16 to 24 week residential Police Corps training academy.  The 2005 budget proposes to restructure this program from a state academy approach into a smaller number of regional academies that will provide training for the host and neighboring states.  Of the total funding provided, $5,000,000 will be used for in-service training that uses a train-the-trainer approach to permit the spread of Police Corps training concepts to existing officers at departments around the country.      
                           
14.  Project Reentry                     0 0 10,052
                           
The proposed 2005 increase will result in a total funding level of $15,000,000 for this program, which will coordinate its efforts with a larger interagency initiative involving the collaboration of the Departments of Labor and Housing and Urban Development.  The initiative is part of a four-year, $300,000,000 prisoner initiative to reduce recidivism rates and the societal costs of reincarceration by helping inmates return to live and work in American communities.  The initiative harnesses the resources and experience of the faith-based and community organizations to achieve this goal.      
                           
15.  Project Sentry                     0 0 4,962
                           
The enhancement requested would provide a total of $19,815,000 to continue this initiative in 2005.  Project Sentry, which is part of the Administration's Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative, provides assistance to communities for juvenile prosecution and supervision of projects with the goal of lowering gun offenses and gun violence among youths.      
                           
16.  Regional Information Sharing System                 0 0 14,476
                           
The 2005 budget proposes a total of $45,000,000 for  the Regional Information Sharing System (RISS) in 2005.  The additional funding requested will be used to provide increased intelligence and forensic services for state and local law enforcement.  RISS is comprised of six regional inelligence centers operating in mutually exclusive geographic regions that include all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories.  These regional centers facilitate and encourage information sharing and communications to support member agencies' investigative and prosecution efforts by providing state-of-the-art investigative support and training, analytical services, specialized equipment, secure information sharing technology, and secure encrypted e-mail and communication capabilities to over 6,000 municipal, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies nationwide.      
                           
17.  State and Local Gun Violence Assistance Program         0 0 15,751
                           
The enhancement requested would provide a total of $19,815,000 to continue this initiative in 2005.  The State and Local Gun Violence Assistance Program  is part of the Administration's Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative, which utilizes a comprehensive approach to combat gun violence by linking together local,  state, and federal law enforcement officials, prosecutors, and community leaders to implement a multi-faceted strategy to deter and punish gun violators from all sides.  Funding available under this program supports the strategic planning and accountability components of the PSN initiatve.  It provides support for local prosecutors, investigators, supervision staff, analysts, and research partners working with designated PSN Task Forces in each of the 94 U.S. Attorney districts and supports programs that develop and promote community outreach efforts.  Also, funding provided to targeted sites supports training, technical assistance, and workshops for members of local task forces.      
                           
18.  State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training Program         0 0 11,000
                           
The proposed enhancement would provide a total of $11,000,000 for this initiative in 2005.  The State and Local Terrorism Training (SLATT) Program improves domestic anti-terrorism preparedness by: (1) providing state and local law enforcement executives with a general awareness training of domestic terrorist and political extremist movements;  (2) disseminating information relating to vital elements of law enforcement anti-terrorism preparedness and readiness, including planning;  and (3) providing training on crisis and consequence management and incident command, including essential elements requisite to conducting criminal investigations and prosecutions of terrorist threats and incidents.      
                           
Program Improvements/Offsets by Strategic Goal                      
                           
19.  Hate Crimes Training & Technical Assistance Program 0 0 -229
                           
This smal reduction provides a total of $1,00,0000 for this program  In 2005, this initiative will continue to build upon existing efforts, through dissemination of available training materials, outreach, and new grants for local law enforcement training, and development and promotion of effective practices to address and prevent hate crimes.  This small decrease is attributable to program realignment proposed in 2005 where administrative funding has been reallocated to more appropriately reflect the true cost of each program.      
                           
20. Southwest Border Prosecutor Initiative         0 0 17,990
                           
The enhancement requested would provide a total of $48,377,000 to continue this initiative in 2005.  This program provides funding for local prosecutor offices in four states (California, Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico) along the Southwest Border for the costs of processing, detaining, and prosecuting drug and other cases referred from federal arrests or federal investigations.      
                           
21.  Training for Probation and Parole Officers         0 0 -391
                           
The small decrease would provide a total of $4,934,000 for this initiative.  This program, also known as the Sex Offenders Management (CSOM) Program,  assists state and local jurisdictions as they establish comprehensive strategies to manage sex offenders under community supervision, implement such strategies, or enhance their current array of strategies.  This decrease is attributable to program realignment proposed in 2005 where administrative funding has been reallocated to more appropriately reflect the true cost of each program.      
                           
22.  Prescription Drug Monitoring Program         0 0 -6,639
                           
No funding is proposed for this program in 2005.      
                           
23.  Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution Program         0 0 -27,395
                           
The 2005 budget proposes a total of $8,000,000 for this program.  This funding will be used to collect statistics on prison rape and for grant programs to address prison rape.      
                           
24.  Weed and Seed Program         0 0 -5,416
                           
This  realignment would provide a total of $58,265,000 for this initiative.  The Weed and Seed Program assists communities in developing and implementing comprehensive strategies to  weed out violent crime, illegal drug and gun trafficking, and illegal gang activity and to seed communities with crime prevention programs.  This decrease reflects that more program funding was provided in the 2004 level than the 2004 President's Budget request.  The level of funding requested in 2005 is approximately the same level of funding requested in the 2004 President's Budget.      
                           
25.  State Criminal Alien Assistance Program         0 0 -285,066
                           
No funding is proposed for this program in 2005.      
                           
26.  One-time projects funded in the 2004 general provisions.              
                           
Two one-time projects administered by OJP were funded under Division H of the 2004 Omnibus bill.  A third one was funded  under DOJ's general provisions in the same bill.  The 2005 budget proposes to eliminate funding for these one-time projects. 0 0 -52,486
                           
Subtotal, Improving the Criminal Justice System 0 0 -593,801
                           
Program Improvements by Strategic Goal                      
                           
Research, Development, Evaluation and Statistics                    
                           
1. Criminal Justice Statistical Program                     0 0 9,760
                           
This provides a total funding level of $53,602,000 for the Bureau of Justice Statistics.  The program funding will be used to further the statistical gathering efforts of BJS, including its continued efforts to convert the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) from a paper-based system to an automated system.  The Census Bureau, whom BJS contracts to collect the data for the NCVS survey, intends to eliminate paper-and-pencil surveys.      
                           
2.  Research, Evaluation, and Demonstration Programs 0 0 13,547
                           
This provides a total funding level of $80,097,000 for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ).  This funding will be used to continue to support social science research, the NIJ technology centers, and the Office of Science and Technology.  It will also be used to perform a three-year performance evaluation of the Drug Enforcement Administation ($2,000,000) and to initate a research program on human trafficking ($1,200,000).  A total of $10,000,000 in NIJ funding will be devoted to evidence-based research and evaluation of crime and drug-related Federal assistance programs.      
                           
3. National Stalker and Domestic Violence Reduction Program (Stalker Database)                 0 0 12
                           
This modest increase will provide a total of $2,962,000 for the National Stalker and Domestic Violence Reduction Program (Stalker Database).  This program provides assistance to state and units of local government to improve processes for entering data regarding stalking and domestic violence into local, state, and national crime information databases.  This small increase is attributable to program realignment proposed in 2005 where administrative funding has been reallocated to more appropriately reflect the true cost of each program.      
                           
Subtotal, Research, Development, Evaluation and Statistics         0 0 23,319
                           
Technology for Crime Identification:      
                           
1.  Crime Information Technology Act Program         0 0 -23,972
                           
Funding for this program is proposed to be eliminated.  This program's ability to fund innovative technologies has been negatively impacted due to the level of earmarking that has occurred in recent years.      
                           
Program Improvements by Strategic Goal                      
                           
2.  DNA Initiatve                     0 0 77,063
                           
This enhancement provides a total funding level of $177,000,000 for the DNA Initiative in 2005.  This funding will be used to reduce convicted offender and crime scene backlogs, strengthen the general capabilities of labs, fund DNA research and development projects, provide specialized training to law enforcement and lab and medical personnel,  pay for programs and educational materials that employ DNA technology to indentify missing persons, and fund a post-conviction DNA testing program.      
                           
3. Coverdell Grants                 0 0 -9,896
                           
Funding for this program is proposed for elimination in 2005.  Not less than $35,000,000 under the DNA Initiative discussed above will be used for general lab improvements in 2005.      
                           
4.  National Criminal History Improvements Program                 0 0 26,863
                           
This enhancement will provide a total of $58,090,000 for this program in 2005.  This program provides grants to states to improve their criminal history and related records so that they are complete and accurate and available for use by federal, state, and local law enforcement and to permit states to identify: ineligible firearm purchasers; persons ineligible to hold positions involving children, the elderly or disabled; and persons subject to protective orders or wanted, arrested or convicted of stalking and/or domestic violence.      
                           
Subtotal, Technology for Crime Identification         0 0 70,058
                           
Strengthening the Juvenile Justice System:      
                           
1.  Concentration of Federal Efforts         0 0 218
                           
This small increase would provide a total of $696,000 for this program, which provides interagency cooperation and coordination among federal agencies with responsibilities in the area of juvenile justice.  This small decrease is attributable to program realignment proposed in 2005 where administrative funding has been reallocated to more appropriately reflect the true cost of each program.      
                           
2.  Part B: Formula Grants                     0 0 9,847
                           
This increase will provide a total of $93,768,000 for this program, that supports state and local efforts to develop and implement comprehensive State juvenile justice plans based on detailed studies of needs in their jurisdictions and enable them to meet the goals of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.  Included within the funding level proposed for 2005 is $10,000,000 for training and technical assistance to help  small, non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations, with the federal grants process.      
                           
3. Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Block Grants 0 0 42,881
                           
This increase will provide a total of $42,881,000 for this program in 2005.  This program was established under the 21st Century Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2002 and authorizes block grants to only those states that participate in the Part B Formula Grant Program to carry out activities under one or more of 25 eligible purpose areas designed to prevent juvenile delinquency.      
                           
4.  Part D: Reseach, Evaluation, Training and  Technical Assistance 0 0 5,177
                           
This increase will result in a total of $9,978,000 for this program in 2005.  This program was established under the 21st Century Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2002 and provides training and technical assistance regarding the prevention, treatment, and control of juvenile delinquency.      
                           
5.  Part E: Developing, Testing, and Demonstrating Promising New Initiatives 0 0 -75,295
                           
This decrease will provide a total of $6,600,000 for this program in 2005.  This program was established under the 21st Century Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2002.  The program decrease will eliminate earmarked funding and use the remaining funding for a juvenile mentoring program ($5,000,000) and an initiative to end child prostitution ($1,600,000).      
                           
6.  Title V:  Delinquency Prevention Program, Incentive Grants             0 0 -38,301
                           
This decrease will result in a total of $44,431,000 for this program in 2005, which will include $12,500,000 for tribal grants and $24,835,000 for incentive grants.      
                           
7.  Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant                 0 0 -55,897
                           
The budget proposes to eliminate funding for this program.      
                           
8.  Secure Our Schools Program                         -9,623
                           
The 2005 budget proposes to eliminate funding for this program.      
                           
Subtotal, Strengthening the Juvenile Justice System         0 0 -120,993
                           
Program Improvements by Strategic Goal                      
                           
Substance Abuse: Demand Reduction:                      
                           
1.  Drug Courts                     0 0 30,325
                           
This increase will provide a total of $70,060,000 for this program.  The Drug Courts Program is a competitive, discretionary grant program designed to help communities plan, implement, and enhance drug courts.  The 2005 proposed enhancement will be used to expand the number of drug courts; enhance existing drug courts; fund tribal planning grants; and pay for training, technical assistance, and evaluation efforts.      
                           
2. Indian Alcohol and Crime Demonstration Program 0 0 -369
                           
This slight reduction will provide a total of $4,932,000 for this program in 2005.  The purpose of this program is to reduce violent crimes associated with the distribution and use of alcohol and controlled substances in tribal communities.  This small decrease is attributable to program realignment proposed in 2005 where administrative funding has been reallocated to more appropriately reflect the true cost of each program.      
                           
3.  Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program 0 0 76,054
                           
This increase increase will restore funding for this program, which was not funded in the 2004 Omnibus appropriations bill to $76,054,000.  The purpose of this program is to assist states and units of local government in developing and implementing residential substance abuse treatment programs within state and local correctional and detention facilities in which prisoners are incarcerated for a period of time sufficient to permit substance abuse treatment.      
                           
                           
Subtotal, Substance Abuse: Demand Reduction         0 0 106,010
                           
Program Improvements by Strategic Goal                      
                           
Services to Victims of Crime:                          
                           
1.  Crime Victims Fund Management and Administration               0 0 1,911
                           
Funding to administer the Crime Victims Fund is requested as a separate line-item in 2005 in order to reflect the true costs for administering this program.  This increase will esnure that administrative funds are commensurate with the level of staffing devoted to this program.      
                           
2.  Victims of Trafficking                 0 0 -9,796
                           
No funding is requested for this program in 2005.      
                           
3.  Public Safety Officers' Disability Benefits Program 0 0 1,111
                           
This enhancement will provide a total of $4,827,000 for this program.  This program provides benefits for federal, state, and local public safety officers disabled in the line of duty.      
                           
4.  Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance Program 0 0 2,795
                           
This enhancement will provide a total of $4,007,000 for this program.  This program provides educational support for member of officers' families.  In order to be eligible, an individual must have received a portion of the Public Safety Officers' Death Benefit or be the dependent of an officer who received the Public Safety Officers' Disability Benefit.      
       
5.  Child Abuse Training for Judicial Personnel                 0 0 -267
                           
This small decrease will provide a total of $2,271,000 in 2005 for this program,  that provides training and technical assistance to professionals involved in investigating, prosecuting, and treating child abuse, and supports the development of Children's Advoacy Centers and/or multi-disciplinary teams.  This small decrease is attributable to program realignment proposed in 2005 where administrative funding has been reallocated to more appropriately reflect the true cost of each program.      
       
Program Improvements by Strategic Goal                      
                           
6.  Missing Alzheimers' Patient Program                 0 0 -846
                           
The budget proposes to eliminate funding for this program in 2005.      
                           
7.  Court-Appointed Special Advocate                 0 0 -222
                           
This small decrease will provide a total of $11,830,000 for this program, that works to improve the manner in which courts and the child welfare system manage child abuse caes by providing court representation for children under dependency court jurisdiction.  It provides training and technical assistance to build capacity within communities.  This small decrease is attributable to program realignment proposed in 2005 where administrative funding has been reallocated to more appropriately reflect the true cost of each program.      
                           
8.  Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse 0 0 -1,178
                           
This decrease will provide a  total funding level of $11,750,000 for this program, which proviees grants for training and technical asssistance to investigators and prosecutors of child abuse cases and grants to improve coordination among community agencies and professionals involved in the child abuse intervention system.  This decrease is attributable to the fact that more money was appropriated in 2004 for this program than was anticipated.      
                           
9.  Missing and Exploited Children's Program                 0 0 360
                           
This enhancement will provide a total of $38,657,000 for this program.  Included within is $14,500,000 for the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Regional Task Force Program, which provides nationwide coverage in the investigation and prosecution of ICAC cases.  Also included is $5,000,000 for the AMBER Alert Program, which is a voluntary partnership between law enforcement agencies and broadcasters to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child abduction cases.      
       
10.  Telemarketing Scams Against the Elderly                 0 0 -1,896
                           
The 2005 budget proposes to eliminate funding for this program.      
       
Subtotal, Substance Abuse: Services for Victims of Crime 0 0 -8,028
                           
                           
Net, Program Improvements/Offsets, Justice Assistance 0 0 -516,435
                           
Rescission                         [-53,471]
                           
The budget includes a rescission of $53,471,000 against balances.  This will be achieved through the recovery of funds from grants whose time period has elapsed.
                           
Program Realignment                          
             
Consistent with the Government Performance and Results Act, the 2005 budget proposes to streamline the decision unit structure of DOJ components to align more closely with the mission and strategic objectives contained in the DOJ Strategic Plan (FY 2001-2006).  In addition, the budget has been realigned to reflect each component's outputs and full costs by major program activity, including the costs of management and administration, so that a more accurate picture of total activity costs is reflected in the budget.  In this way, budget and performance are more closely linked, and provide a better basis on which to make budget decisions.  Over time, agencies will be expected to identify effective outcome measures, monitor their progress, and accurately present the associated costs.
             
As part of its effort to realign resources to the DOJ Strategic Plan, the 2005 budget proposes to consolidate funding for OJP-administered programs funded under the Justice Assistance appropriation. In 2005, OJP has realigned its management and administration funding to reflect the full cost, both administrative and programmatic, of each OJP program.  In order to achieve this, OJP's management and administration resources were redistributed among all OJP programs so that the budgeted administrative costs for each program were more closely aligned with actual administrative costs.  The table below depicts the total funds for each program and the net program funds once administrative costs are subtracted.  The net program fund amounts correspond to the amounts included for each program under the Justice Assistance appropriation language in the 2004 President's Budget Appendix.
             

 

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS -- JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
(Dollars in thousands)


    Program
Funds
Admin.
Resources
Pos. FTE Net
Program
Funds
Counterterrorism Research and Development $7,000 $0 0 0 $7,000
             
Improving the Criminal Justice System            
Bulletproof Vest Partnership   25,123 173 2 2 24,950
Grants for Closed Circuit Televising   986 0 0 0 986
Justice Assistance Grant Program   528,000 19,063 110 110 508,937
Tribal Assistance   [5,921] [5,921]     [5,921]
Law Enforcement Technology R&D [19,956] [19,956]     [19,956]
Boys and Girls Clubs of America [60,000] [60,000]     [60,000]
USA Freedom Corps   16,000 619 2 2 15,381
Childsafe Initiative   33,750 0 0 0 33,750
Police Corps   29,656 2,077 12 12 27,579
Project Reentry   15,000 0 3 3 15,000
Project Sentry   19,815 684 3 3 19,131
Regional Information Sharing System   45,000 1,040 6 6 43,960
State and Local Gun Violence Assistance Program 49,233 4,153 24 24 45,080
State and Local Technical Assistance and Training 11,000 346 2 2 10,654
Hate Crimes Training and Technical Assistance 1,000 0     1,000
Southwest Border Prosecutor Initiative   48,377 946 2 2 47,431
Training Programs to Assist Probation & Parole Officers 4,934 519 3 3 4,415
Weed and Seed Program   58,265 7,096 41 41 51,169
Cyber Fraud and Computer Forensic Assistance 4,846 346 5 5 4,500
Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution   8,000 346 1 1 7,654
    898,985 37,408 216 216 861,577
             

 


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