FY 2009 Justice Assistance Grant Program

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) allows states and units of local governments, including tribes, to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and 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, including 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 and enforcement programs; 6) planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs; and 7) crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation).

The city of Plaquemine will use the JAG funds to purchase equipment for the police department. The Plaquemine Police Department will purchase a weather station to assist the department in making determinations on evacuations and other actions during chemical spills or bad weather conditions, bullet proof vests to enhance the safety of their officers, and emergency lights and equipment for their patrol vehicles.

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