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Application for Funding Assistance Florida Department of Law Enforcement Justice Assistance Grant - County-wide Chiefs of Police of the City of Vero Beach and the City of Sebastian , and the Captain of the Criminal Investigations Division of the Indian River County Sheriffs Office . All program reports are submitted to Colette Heid , (Grant Manager) Executive Director of the Substance Abuse Council of Indian River County. Colette Heid submits all the program reports to Office of Criminal Justice Grants , Florida Department of Law Enforcement. 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 such as telephones , computers, and office supplies . No JAG/Byrne Grant dollars are utilized for the funding of confidential informants or drug buys . Indian River County's agricultural acreage makes an enticing target for the illicit growth and cultivation of marijuana . Members of the M .A. C . E . Unit routinely conduct marijuana eradication investigations with the assistance of the Drug Enforcement Administration (D . E .A. ), Florida Department of Law Enforcement ( F. D . L. E . ), and the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (O.A. L. E) . The M .A. C. E. Unit assigns one detective to the Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force. This detective has received extensive additional training to enable the federal prosecution of major drug suppliers. The M .A.C . E. Unit also assigns one detective to investigate diversion and fraud involving illegally obtaining prescription medications. These investigations have resulted in multiple arrest and convictions . Application Ref # 2008-JAGC-642 Section #2 Page 2 of 2 Contract -JAGC-INRI- - -