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SE <br /> CONSENT AGENDA <br /> INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br /> INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br /> OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br /> TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners <br /> DATE: June 3, 2013 <br /> . � � 1,o/,3/13 <br /> FROM: Jason E. Brown <br /> Director, Management& Budget <br /> SUBJECT: FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2013 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL <br /> JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM <br /> CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION <br /> DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS <br /> Indian River County has been notified by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), <br /> Office of Criminal Justice Grants, that $68,509 has been allocated in grant funds for Federal <br /> Fiscal Year 2012 to fund local anti-drug abuse projects. This amount is a decrease from the <br /> current fiscal year in which Indian River County received $71,497 in federal funds. The letter <br /> also recommends that the Board of County Commissioners serve as the coordinating unit of <br /> government in development of applications for these funds. FDLE will distribute these funds in <br /> accordance with the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Countywide distribution provisions of <br /> Chapter 11 D-9, Florida Administrative Code (FAC). <br /> Local units of government receiving JAG funding have the flexibility to implement projects in <br /> any of the seven federally approved purpose areas listed below. <br /> 1) Law enforcement programs <br /> 2) Prosecution and court programs <br /> 3) Prevention and education programs <br /> 4) Corrections and community corrections programs <br /> 5) Drug treatment and enforcement programs <br /> 6) Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs <br /> 7) Crime victim and witness programs <br /> For the current fiscal year (2012/2013), Indian River County was allocated $71,497 in federal <br /> grant funds, with no match requirement. Likewise, the fiscal year 2013/2014 grant amount of <br /> $68,509 will not carry a match requirement. The two programs currently funded are the <br /> Substance Awareness Council Drug Testing Program and the Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement <br /> Unit(M.A.C.E.). <br /> 24 <br />