Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2012, $578,423)
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 cities of Kansas City, Independence, Grandview, and the couty of Jackson will use JAG funds to support crime prevention initiatives such as drug court, community policing, traffic enforcement, and community prosecution; and purchase law enforcement equipment and supplies. NCA/NCF
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