FY 2010 Justice Assistance Grant Program

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 disparate jurisdictions, consisting of Macon City and Bibb County, will use the JAG funds to provide law enforcement officers with the essential equipment to assist and protect the community. Bibb County, serving as the fiscal agent for the grant award, will use their share of the grant ($64,241) to purchase drug testing supplies. The city of Macon will use their share of the grant ($64,241) to purchase in-car cameras, radar guns, and laptop computers.

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