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APPROVED BY
CITY MANAGEA
ro. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
BY: CARL D. CHARLES, CHIEF OF POLIC
DATE: AUGUST 14, 2018
SUBJECT: EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT
FY 2018 LOCAL SOLICITATION
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council authorize sta to su mit a grant request or the .-
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Local Solicitation.
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The purpose of this report is to provide City Council with the background information on the
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Local Solicitation.
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awards grants for use by states and units of local
government to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, with emphasis on violent
crimes and serious offenders, and to enforce state and local laws that establish offenses similar
to those in the federal Control Substance Act.
local governments to create safer communities. The JAG was created in 2004 by Congress tt
r.treamline justice funding and grant administration.
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