Delano City 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 City of Delano will use FY14 JAG to fund the salaries of two Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Deputy District Attorneys for the Kern County District Attorney's Office. Both of the attorneys will work with VAWA cases. The goal is to improve the function of the criminal justice system. NCA/NCF