City of Bridgeport Firing Range Equipment Project

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 grantee will utilize the grant to support law enforcement training initiatives. Funds will be used to purchase a roof canopy to cover a modular shoot house and line of fire shooting range and a backstop to retrieve lead during police training exercises. This equipment will allow police officers to meet the required training hours within the City they are patrolling so as not to reduce manpower during regular shifts.

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