FY 2014 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 program 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 use this JAG award to support law enforcement purposes. Specific purchases will include a canine and accessories (ballistic vest, collar and vet visits) and also to purchase firearms. The goals of this project are to provide a valuable tool in law enforcement used for criminal apprehension, building searches, area searches, evidence detection, narcotics and explosive detection, tracking missing persons, tracking fleeing persons, crowd control, and for promoting favorable public relations. NCA/NCF