Quad City Metropolitan Enforcement Group Drug Task Force

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).

Scott County will use the JAG funds to pay for salary and overtime costs for agents assigned to the Scott County Task Force, known as the HIDE Unit and operating under the Quad City Metropolitan Enforcement Group (QCMEG). Officer’s home agencies are the Bettendorf Police Department, Davenport Police Department, and the Scott County Iowa Sheriff’s Office. NCA/NCF