EX-99.906CERT

certification

Darrell Crate, Chief Executive Officer, and Michael Montague, Chief Financial Officer of the James Alpha Funds Trust dba Easterly Funds Trust (the “Registrant”), each certify to the best of his or her knowledge that:

1.       The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended February 28, 2022, (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Sections 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2.       The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Chief Executive Officer	Principal Financial Officer
James Alpha Funds Trust dba Easterly Funds Trust	James Alpha Funds Trust dba Easterly Funds Trust
/s/ Darrell Crate	/s/ Michael Montague
Darrell Crate	Michael Montague
Date: 05/05/22	Date: 05/05/22

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the James Alpha Funds Trust dba Easterly Funds Trust and will be retained by the James Alpha Funds Trust dba Easterly Funds Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or its staff upon request.

This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with the Commission.