Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $635,057)
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 1, the North Dakota Office of the Attorney General (AG) will use its award to combat crime and drugs. The AG will analyze and disseminate intelligence data to task forces and local and regional law enforcement, allowing them to effectively manage intelligence-driven investigations. The AG will ensure appropriate use of confidential funds, timely reimbursement of task force expenses, and uniform data reporting by task forces, such as statistics on keeping weapons out of the hands of substance abusers who have not complied with mandated treatment. Funds will also hire analysts to join the Post Seizure Analyst Team (PSAT) to meet the high demand for intelligence data analysis. This will create a statewide intelligence watch center and hire business service staff to coordinate uniform task force data collection, activities, and reimbursement of funds.
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