Substitute
Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: District Attorney
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): all
Acceptance of DeKalb County's allocation under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
Body
Information Contact: Sherry Boston or Roz Harris
Phone Number: 404-371-4773
PURPOSE:
To consider accepting $255,733 for the 2019 Local Solicitation Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), to expire on September 30, 2022; and To consider authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to execute the necessary documents.
NEED/IMPACT:
The United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), allocated funding to DeKalb County, Georgia under BJA's 2018 Local Solicitation Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) in the amount of $255,733. The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (42 U.S.C. 3751(a)) is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system. JAG funded projects may address crime through the provision of services directly to individuals and/or communities and by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of criminal justice systems, processes, and procedures. The DeKalb County's JAG Team, which includes the District Attorney, Public Defender, Drug Court, Juvenile Court, Marshal, Police, Sheriff, and Solicitor-General proposed the following funding allocations:
Agency
Purpose Area
Total
District Attorney
Prosecution, Forensic Science
$31,007
Drug Court
Drug Treatment; Substance Abuse-Prevention
$31,007
Juvenile Court
Prevention-Juvenile Delinquency
$31,007
Marshal's Office
Law Enforcement Leadership, Less Than Lethal, Officer Safety
$31,007
Police
Officer Safety, Less Than Lethal, Policing
$31,007
Police
3% NIBRS set-aside
$7,677
Public Defender
Indigent Defense
$31,007
Sheriff's Office
Correc...
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