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 Gretna, through the police department, will utilize its Fiscal Year 2009 JAG award to support an enhanced criminal patrol initiative aimed at proactively investigating and reducing crime. The initiative will deliver a proactive approach to reduce street level crime, violent crime, and drug trafficking. Specifically, grant funds will be used to support officer overtime for patrols of high crime areas of the city.

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