St. Tammany Parish Sheriff FY14 JAG 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 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 St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office will use the FY14 JAG to fund overtime for narcotics and interdiction officers and to purchase supplies utilized in dismantling methamphetamine labs. The goals of this project are to enhance police investigations and to curtail the trafficking of narcotics. NCA/NCF