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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept Grant Funds in the Amount of $31,599 from the Department of Justice's Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) to Fund the Purchase of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Equipment
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution to accept a grant award totaling $31,599 from the Department of Justice's Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) and authorize the City Manager to execute all documents and appropriate the funds.
BACKGROUND
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) Grant Program (42 U.S.C. 3751 (a)) is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. The Byrne JAG Program is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs and was created in 2005 by merging the Edward Byrne Memorial Grant Program (Byrne) with the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program (LLEBG). Byrne JAG funding can be used to support a broad range of state and local government projects, including those designed to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system.
To ensure that each state and territory receives an appropriate share of JAG funds, allocation to state and local governments is based on a formula using population and crime statistics in combination with a minimum allocation. Funds are split 60/40 between state and local recipients within states. Municipal governments, tribes, and community-and faith-based groups are eligible to receive Byrne JAG funding. Historically, funding for the JAG Program in California had been allocated directly to counties through a non-competitive process.
The JAG Program supports seven "Program Purpose Areas" designated by federal statute. These include the following:
(1) Law enforcement programs.
(2) Prosecution and court programs, including indigent defense.
(3) Prevention and education programs.
(4) Co...
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