Sanilac Law Enforcement Information Sharing Initiative

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) solicits applications for initiatives which assist law enforcement in rural states and rural areas. The program helps rural states and rural areas to prevent and combat crime, especially drug-related crime, and provides for national support efforts, including training and technical assistance programs strategically targeted to address rural needs.

The Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Program, administered by BJA, helps rural states and rural areas prevent and combat crime, especially drug-related crime, and provides for national support efforts, including training and technical assistance programs strategically targeted to address rural needs. In addition, priority consideration will be given to local law enforcement agencies in rural areas where the unit of local government is not eligible to receive a direct allocation from the Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program or received a direct allocation that was $50,000 or less. Applicants were invited to submit a proposal under any one of the following categories to: (1) combat rural crime; (2) improve rural law enforcement investigations; (3) enhance rural detention and jail operations; (4) facilitate rural justice information sharing; or (5) develop a national training and technical assistance program.

Under Category 4, Sanilac County will use its award for the Sanilac Law Enforcement Information Sharing Initiative (SLEIS). The goal of this initiative is to establish a multi-agency program to provide information sharing designed to facilitate improved services to the community. This increased information sharing will enable the different law enforcement agencies within Sanilac County to increase detection, enforcement, and prosecution of criminal activity through improved access to relevant criminal justice data locally and nationwide. In addition, funds will purchase needed laptops and software for each of the participating agencies.

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