Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
“To provide leadership and services in grant administration and criminal justice policy development to support local, state, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities.”
“To provide leadership and services in grant administration and criminal justice policy development to support local, state, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities.”
“To transform Hawai‘i’s justice system through Native Hawaiian cultural practices and values.”
Driven by a desire to improve people’s lives, we harness objective data, along with the brightest scholars and experts, in order to tackle inequities in our social, governmental, and economic systems. We study pressing issues in public safety, criminal justice, health, education, and governance, and develop solutions that lead to systemic change.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. MacArthur supports people and organizations working to address a variety of complex societal challenges. The Foundation’s grants are generally long-term, strategic investments, focused on building evidence about what works and finding solutions to often intractable problems.