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New Hampshire Department of Justice Grants Management Unit

New Hampshire Department of Justice Grants Management Unit

Please describe how your agency is structured

The New Hampshire Department of Justice has had the distinction of receiving the Governor’s selection as the state-administering agency for several federal grant initiatives. These grant initiatives have been pivotal in the creation of many innovative criminal justice projects throughout New Hampshire, which have enhanced the service delivery of the state’s criminal justice system.


Please list the federal and state grants your agency administers.

  • ARPA – Victim Services funds

  • Byrne Earmark

  • Byrne JAG

  • Byrne SCIP

  • COPS AHTF and CPD

  • COSSAP

  • Coverdell - both formula and discretionary

  • Drug Court

  • Human Trafficking - state funds

  • ICAC – state funds

  • Media Power Youth – state funds

  • John R. Justice Grant

  • NCHIP

  • PDMP

  • PREA Reallocation (Byrne)

  • PSN

  • RSAT

  • SAC

  • SASP

  • SORNA

  • VAWA

  • Victim Services – state funds to supplement decrease in VOCA funding

  • VOCA

  • VOCA COMP


Please list your top three current priority or focus areas.

  1. Funding for victim services: During the recent budget, the Governor added a significant boost in funding to victim services to keep New Hampshire victim services close to level funded for the next biennium. 

  2. Cold Case Unit: Funding for New Hampshire’s expanding Cold Case Unit to resolve unsolved homicides in the State of New Hampshire. 

  3. Opioid issues: Funding to support the state of New Hampshire’s focus on combating opioid and drug overdoses.

 

What is the main thing you would like other NCJA members to know about your agency?  

The New Hampshire Department of Justice Grants Management Unit currently manages over $40 million in different federal grant programs, awarding subgrants from these grant programs to approximately 100 other state government, county government, local government and nonprofit agencies throughout New Hampshire. The NH Grants Management Unit exists to make a difference in the lives of citizens of New Hampshire by ensuring the proper use of federal and state funds for criminal justice purposes. This is done with four grant managers, one accountant and a supervisor. The NH Grants Management Unit is tiny but mighty!

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