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FDLE <br />Florida Department of <br />Law Enforcement <br />Richard L. Swearingen <br />Commissioner <br />June 22, 2016 <br />Business Support <br />Office of Criminal Justice Grants <br />Post Office Box 1489 <br />Tallahassee, FL 32302-1489 <br />(850) 617-1250 <br />www.fdle.state.fl.us <br />Honorable Bob Solari <br />Chairman <br />Indian 'River County Board of Commissioners <br />1801 27th Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />Rick Scott, Governor <br />Pam Bondi, Attorney General <br />Jeff Atwater, Chief Financial Officer <br />Adam Putnam, Commissioner of Agriculture <br />JUL 412016 <br />Re: Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2016 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program — <br />JAG Countywide — State Solicitation <br />Dear Chairman Solari: <br />The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) anticipates an award from the United States <br />Department of Justice for FFY 2016 JAG funds. FDLE will distribute these funds in accordance with the <br />JAG Countywide distribution provisions of Chapter 11 D-9, Florida Administrative Code. <br />FDLE hat set aside $61,136 funds for use by all units of government within Indian River County. <br />Enclosed are the following documents to assist your county with the strategic planning and allocation <br />process. <br />JAG -Countywide Program Announcement & Application Instructions <br />JAG -Countywide Project Timeline <br />JAG -Countywide Application Checklist <br />Certificate of Participation <br />The enclosed Program Announcement provides an overview of these funds which can be used by local <br />units of government to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the <br />criminal justice system. Please note the Program Announcement includes information from the U.S. <br />Department of Justice relating to several areas of national focus and its priorities to help maximize the <br />effectiveness of the Byrne/JAG funding. <br />As a condition of participation in this program, the units of government in each county must reach <br />consensus concerning expenditure of these funds. This consensus must be documented in writing and <br />include the projects to be implemented, the amounts all to each projec ani e agency <br />responsible for such implementation. This process will require an individual to be designated to exercise <br />leadership and assume a coordinating role in the development of applications for these funds. This <br />coordinator will also serve as liaison between the Department's grants office and subrecipient(s) to <br />ensure all reports, documentation, and timelines are adhered to in accordance with the agreement(s). <br />FDLE recommends the Board of County Commissioners assume this responsibility. In the event the <br />county declines to serve in this capacity, the Department will request the governing body of each <br />municipality in the county, in descending order of population, to serve as the coordinating unit of <br />govemment. <br />Service - Integrity - Respect - Quality 172 <br />