Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: District Attorney
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): All
Acceptance of DeKalb County's Allocation of $299,193, no required match, under the 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
Body
Information Contact: Sherry Boston or Roz Harris
Phone Number: 770-294-0369
PURPOSE:
To consider accepting $299,193 for the 2023 Local Solicitation Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), to expire on September 30, 2026; 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 2023 Local Solicitation Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) in the amount of $299,193. 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, Juvenile Court, Marshal, Police, Sheriff, Solicitor-General, and DeKalb Schools, propose the following funding allocations:
Agency
Purpose Area
Total
District Attorney
Prevention, Community Engagement, Special Prosecutions and Investigations, Training
$37,399
Juvenile Court
Prevention-Juvenile Delinquency, Intervention, Education
$37,399
Marshal's Office
Leadership Training, Officer Safety
$37,399
Police
Officer Safety and Effectiveness, Community Safety
$37,399
Public Defender
Prevention, Indigent Defe...
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