Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $840,609)
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 Chippewa Cree Tribe (CCT) will increase investigative capabilities to combat and reduce the increasing prescription drug abuse problem on their reservation by hiring five additional law enforcement staff. The CCT Law Enforcement Department will hire two Special Investigators to investigate all incidents of prescription drug abuse, sales, distribution or possession, and hire two Detention Officers to enhance detention capabilities. Funds will also be used to hire one School Resource Officer to prevent and deter drug abuse and related crimes in two local school districts.
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