City of Dothan and Houston County Technology Advancement

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 disparate jurisdictions consisting of Houston County and the city of Dothan will use their JAG award to purchase Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) for their law enforcement agencies. The city of Dothan, serving as the fiscal agent, will use its share of the grant ($48,109) to purchase 58 MDTs for the Dothan Police Department, while Houston County will use its share of the grant ($8,490) to purchase 3 MDTs for the Houston County Sheriff's Department.

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