Fiscal Year 2008 Justice Assistance Grant Program

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) allows states, tribes, and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own local needs and conditions. Grant funds can be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice for any one or more of the following purpose areas: 1) law enforcement programs; 2) prosecution and court programs; 3) prevention and education programs; 4) corrections and community corrections programs; 5) drug treatment programs; 6) planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs; and 7) crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation).

The disparate jurisdictions of the city and county of Yuma will utilize their Fiscal Year 2008 JAG award in the amount of $20,847 to purchase equipment and train the technicians necessary for testing their existing radar equipment. This project will allow technicians to perform calibration and certify the radar units in the field. Prior to this award, the equipment had to be removed and shipped away to be tested, which took time and money. The jurisdictions will use all of the grant funds to purchase the radar testing and certification equipment, software support, installation service, necessary software and hardware, and training for the technicians.

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