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Application for Funding Assistance <br /> Florida Department of Law Enforcement <br /> Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant Program <br /> 2 . Project Description : Briefly describe proposed project activities . Refer to <br /> Appendix II , Part 1 , Pages 1 -3 for a description of eligible project areas) . You <br /> should include project goals , administration , enhancement/expansion , staff, <br /> service providers , clients or other participants , equipment, location , and expected <br /> project results , as described in the application instructions <br /> This section should address the basic points of who , what , when , where , and how . <br /> Continue on additional pages if necessary ; do not exceed three pages . <br /> PROGRAM DESCRIPTION <br /> The Multi-Agency Criminal Enforcement Unit (M .A. C . E . ) Task Force , is comprised of officers from <br /> the Indian River County Sheriffs Office and the Vero Beach Police Department. There are eight <br /> detectives assigned to the M .A. C . E . Unit. Activities of the Unit are overseen by a coordinating board <br /> comprised of the Indian River County Sheriff and Police Chiefs from both Vero Beach and <br /> Sebastian Police Departments . The board is scheduled to meets on a quarterly basis and more <br /> frequently when necessary. <br /> The Multi-Agency Drug Task Force Agreement is normally reviewed and signed annually by the <br /> Board of Directors . The Board of Directorsconsist of the Sheriff of Indian River County , the Chief <br /> of Vero Beach Police Department , and the Chief of Sebastian Police Department . The current <br /> agreement was reviewed by the board on January 2 , 2003 . The task force members consist of <br /> the Indian River County Sheriffs Office , the Vero Beach Police Department. <br /> All program reports are submitted to Colette Heid , (Grant Manager) Executive Director of the <br /> Substance Abuse Council of Indian River County. Colette Heid submits all the program reports to <br /> Office of Criminal Justice Grants , Florida Department of Law Enforcement . <br /> The goal of the task force is to suppress the current level of drug activity throughout Indian River <br /> County. This goal is being achieved by consolidating the wide variety of talent , expertise , ideas , <br /> and resources of the three member agencies . The combination of these resources , coupled with <br /> financial and material resources offered through the grant , has created a motivated , coordinated <br /> and cohesive unit dedicated to combating the drug problem . <br /> The members of the task force are housed in an off-site location , away from local law enforcement <br /> facilities . Members are provided with unmarked vehicles that allow them to blend in with the <br /> general population without detection of their official job function . The work area for the task force <br /> is equipped with necessary work items ; telephones , computers for report writing and statistical <br /> analysis and office supplies . No Byrne funds are used for the funding of confidential informants or <br /> drug buys . <br /> The basic premise of the M .A . C . E . Unit Task Force role has expanded . The Sheriffs Office <br /> currently has a detective assigned to the Drug Enforcement Administration ( D . E .A. ) Regional Task <br /> Force . This has allowed us to expand our local investigations . We maintain a close relationship <br /> with federal agencies in our area . <br /> FDLE Byrne Formula Grant Application Package Grant Application <br /> Section 11 - Page 5 <br /> Rule 11 D-9 .006 OCJG — 005 (rev. April 2004) <br />