Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $114,520)
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 2, the borough of Gallitzin, along with the Gallitzin Police Department (GPD), will use its award to increase the safety of the community through crime prevention and reduction, and to better combat drug use and drug-related crime through the use of proactive and innovative methods. Funds will hire an additional police officer to conduct crime prevention programs, initiate new investigations, and actively participate in the local drug task force. The funds will also be used to replace GPD's aging SUV police vehicle with a new marked unit which will increase the GPD's visibility and enable them to access remote and mountainous areas throughout all the seasons of the year.
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