Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $437,624)
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, Roscommon County, in conjunction with Richfield Township, will use its award to combat illicit drug trafficking and reduce drug abuse in the community. Roscommon County participates in the Strike Team Investigative Narcotics Group (STING), which is a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force. Roscommon County and Richfield Township will use grant funding to hire three officers who will be assigned to work with STING. These officers will assist STING in combating drug trafficking and drug-related crimes through interstate and highway patrol and interdiction. These officers will also participate in information sharing programs by loading information gathered during patrol and arrests into the county-wide intelligence system. Additional officers working with STING will allow Roscommon County and Richfield Township to combat drug activity and related crime in their community.
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