Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2010, $42,912)
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) allows states and units of local government, including tribes, to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and local needs and conditions. Grant funds can be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice, including for any one or more of the following purpose areas: 1) law enforcement programs; 2) prosecution and court programs; 3) prevention and education programs; 4) corrections and community corrections programs; 5) drug treatment and enforcement programs; 6) planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs; and 7) crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation).
The city of Chicopee will use FY 2010 JAG funds to acquire law enforcement equipment for the police department. Specific grant funded purchases will include in-car computers that will provide officers access to criminal justice databases while on patrol; computer terminals that will enhance problem solving initiatives that include crime analysis, traffic analysis, and targeted enforcement; and a radio repeater to increase the reliability of police radio transmissions.
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