Earlier this week, the U.S Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) announced that State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) applications are now open, and will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. (PST) on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. The SCAAP program is administered by the BJA in conjunction with the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcements and Citizenship and Immigration Services within the Department of Homeland Security.
SCAAP funding provides support to states and local governments that incur correctional officer salary costs for incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens with at least one felony or two misdemeanor convictions for violations of state or local law, and incarcerated for at least 4 consecutive days during the reporting period. Additional information regarding use of funds, eligible expenses, guidelines, and application information, including other program specific details, can be accessed here.