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Application for Funding Assistance Florida Department of Law Enforcement Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant Program 2 . Project Description , Briefly describe proposed project activities . Refer to Appendix Il , Part 1 , Pages 1 -3 for a description of eligible project areas ) . You should include project goals , administration , enhancement/expansion , staff, service providers , clients or other participants , equipment , location , and expected project results , as described in the application instructions This section should address the basic points of who , what , when , where , and how. Continue on additional pages if necessary; do not exceed three pages , PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Multi-Agency Criminal Enforcement Unit ( M . A. C . E . ) Task Force , is comprised of officers from the Indian River County Sheriffs Office , the Vero Beach Police Department, and the Sebastian Police Department. There are eight detectives assigned to the M .A. C . E . Unit. Activities of the Unit are overseen by a coordinating board comprised of the Indian River County Sheriff and Police Chiefs from both Vero Beach and Sebastian Police Departments . The board meets on a quarterly basis and more frequently when necessary. The goal of the task force is to suppress the current level of drug activity throughout Indian River County. This goal is being achieved by consolidating the wide variety of talent, expertise , ideas , and resources of the three member agencies . The combination of these resources , coupled with financial and material resources offered through the grant, has created a motivated , coordinated and cohesive unit dedicated to combating the drug problem . The members of the task force are housed in an off-site location , away from local law enforcement facilities . Members are provided with unmarked vehicles that allow them to blend in with the general population without detection of their official job function . The work area for the task force is equipped with necessary work items ; telephones , computers for report writing and statistical analysis , office supplies , and the funding for confidential informants and drug buys . The basic premise of the M .A. C . E . Unit Task Force role has expanded . The Sheriffs Office currently has a detective assigned to the Drug Enforcement Administration ( D . E .A. ) Regional Task Force . This has allowed us to expand our local investigations . We maintain a close relationship with federal agencies in our area . The members periodically conduct marijuana eradication details with the assistance of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Drug Enforcement Administration , Indian River County's land structure of agricultural acreage makes an enticing target for the illicit growth and cultivation of marijuana . An influx of Texmex Marijuana into this area has allowed us to establish a greater rapport with agencies outside the State of Florida . Various agencies continue to update the M .A. C . E . Unit with information concerning the delivery of multi pound packages of marijuana that are being sent through parcel carriers such as U . P . S . , Federal Express and possibly others . These types of investigations have led to several arrests and seizures of assets belonging to the recipients of the parcels delivered . Without the interaction of the M .A . C . E . Unit , these types of investigation would be difficult to undertake . FDLE Byrne Formula Grant Application Package Grant Application Section 11 - Page 5 Rule 11 D-9.006 OCJG — 005 (rev. 04/04/03)