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CONSENT AGENDA <br /> INDIAN RIVER COUNTY 1z <br /> (W INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br /> OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br /> TO: Members of the Board <br /> of County Commissioners <br /> DATE: July 8, 2013 <br /> SUBJECT: FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2013 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL <br /> JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT(JAG) <br /> APPROVAL OF DIST ON OF GRANT FUNDS <br /> FROM: Jason E. Brown <br /> Director,Management& udg <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> For the past twenty-two fiscal years, Indian River County has been allocated grant funds from <br /> the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to fund local anti-drug abuse programs. <br /> The County received a letter dated May 24, 2013 from the Florida Department of Law <br /> (W Enforcement (FDLE) stating that Indian River County has been allocated $68,509 in federal <br /> grant funds for FY 2013/2014 to fund local anti-drug abuse programs. This amount is a decrease <br /> from the current fiscal year when Indian River County received $71,497 in federal funds. The <br /> letter also requested that the Board serve as the coordinating unit of government in applying for <br /> the funds. <br /> At the commission meeting on June 11, 2013, the Board accepted the invitation to serve as the <br /> coordinating unit of government and named Jason E. Brown, Director of Management& Budget, <br /> as the contact person. <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 /> (aw <br /> 120 <br />