Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $424,123)
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, the city of Cordele will use its award to support the Cordele Police Department (CPD), which will retain five civilian staff positions. These incumbents will be cross-trained as analysts for reviewing video surveillance of high-crime locations in the city. The grant will fund the purchase and installation of 64 1.3 mega pixel wireless video cameras and related computer equipment for data linkage and storage. The analysts will use active/passive video surveillance to improve detection, identification, capture, and conviction of offenders. This intelligence-led policing approach will be integrated into CPD's daily operations.
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