1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov April 16, 2020Department of Justices Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding ProgramThe Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act, P.L. 116-136) provided $850 million to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to be awarded to state and local government
2、s to help them “prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally.” DOJ is awarding this funding under its Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) program, which is being administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Per the CARES Act, the $850 mil
3、lion is to be allocated “pursuant to the formula allocation (adjusted in proportion to the relative amounts statutorily designated therefor) that was used in fiscal year 2019 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant JAG program.” However, the act also states that “allocation provisions
4、 under sections 505(a) through (e) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Acts of 1968, P.L. 90-351, shall not apply to the amount provided under this heading in this Act.” In effect, while the JAG program formula was used to determine which state and local governments are eligible to receive
