Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2012, $64,289)
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).
Procure 100 Neighborhood Crime Watch signs; obtain multimedia projector, monitor, monitor stand and projector screen for use in community-based educational, training, and outreach efforts.
The grantee will use funds to purchase law enforcement equipment. Specific purchases will include diving masks, underwater cameras, surveillance cameras and neighborhood watch signs. The goal of the project is to improve community outreach and relations, increase officer safety, reduce crime, and upgrade technology.
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