Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $13,712)
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).
Sublette County will use its Fiscal Year 2009 JAG award towards vehicle enhancements for the sheriff's office. Specifically, funds will be used to purchase a mass casualty trailer stocked with disaster response supplies. There has been an increase in activity in Sublette County due to the natural gas boom that has occurred in the area. Not only does the natural gas boom entail an influx of people, but it also greatly increases the chances of accidents, both minor and fatal. This project will help provide a quick response time in the even of a mass casualty incident.
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