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 Hanahan, through the Hanahan Police Department, plans to purchase law enforcement equipment to enhance its policing and communications capacity with the Fiscal Year 2009 JAG award. Specifically, the police department plans to purchase 34 in-car mounting racks for laptop computers. This purchase will enable officers to access critical information more quickly and easily.

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