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Grant Details:
Application Due Date: September 2012 est
Description: Overview:
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system, from multijurisdictional drug and gang task forces to crime prevention and domestic violence programs, courts, corrections, treatment, and justice information sharing initiatives. JAG funded projects may address crime through the provision of services directly to individuals and/or communities and by improving the effectiveness and effeciency of criminal justice systems, processess, and procedures.
Established to streamline justice funding and grant administration, the JAG Program allows states, tribes, and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own local needs and conditions. JAG blends the previous Byrne Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Programs to provide agencies with the flexibility to prioritize and place justice funds where they are needed most.
Purpose of Grant:
The JAG $10K and Under Equipment Program is funding to assist state and units of local government in procurement of equipment or services for law enforcement agencies. Such procurement of equipment, contractual services, or operating expenses shall not exceed $10,000.
Eligibility:
State agencies, units of local government, and units of tribal governments are eligible to apply for JAG $10K and Under Program funds. A local unit of government is defined as a city, county, town, township, or other general purpose political subdivision of a state and includes Indian tribes which perform law enforcement functions as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. A city or county must be a legal applicant and recipient on behalf of city and county departments.
Match Requirement:
The JAG 10K & Under Program requires a 10% match.
Submission of Proposal:
Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
Drug & Crime Control Division
101 W. Washington Street, Suite 1170E
Indianapolis, IN 46204
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