Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2010, $385,000)
The Congressionally Recommended Awards Program, authorized by the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117), helps improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and/or assist victims of crime (other than compensation). Funds should be used for the projects recommended by Congress, in the amounts specified in the joint explanatory statement incorporated by reference into Pub. L. 111-117, and generally consistent with one or more of the following statutory purposes: improving the functioning of the criminal justice system, preventing or combating juvenile delinquency, or assisting victims of crime (other than compensation). Each of these purposes is framed using language drawn, respectively, from the former Byrne discretionary statute, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, the Victims of Crime Act, and the Violence Against Women Act. This project is authorized and funded through a line item in the FY 2010 Congressional Budget and by the joint explanatory statement that is incorporated by reference into the FY2010 Department of Justice Appropriations Act.
The county of Nassau, Nassau County Police Department will reduce street level heroin use by increasing intelligence driven law enforcement patrols and investigations. Specifically grant funds will support police officer and detective overtime, and expenses associated with wire tapping for investigations. Project performance will be measured by the reduction in the number of heroin-related violent crimes during the grant period and the percentage of successful tasks performed in order to achieve this goal.
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