On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the landmark American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “Recovery Act”). As one of its many elements, the Recovery Act provided the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) with funding for grants to assist state, local, and tribal law enforcement (including support for hiring), to combat violence against women, to fight internet crimes against children, to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to assist victims of crime, and to support youth mentoring. DOJ is committed to working with our national, state, local and tribal partnerships to ensure this funding invests in the American workforce.
Nearly 100% of the funds provided to DOJ under the Recovery Act were awarded in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. Under this solicitation, BJA will make FY 2010 Recovery Act awards to provide assistance to rural law enforcement agencies located along the Northern and Southern United States Borders to combat crime and drugs in those areas, using the remaining unallocated Recovery Act funding under this program. A Rural Law Enforcement solicitation was released in FY2009, and BJA made 212 awards, leaving a balance of $0. However, as these 212 awards underwent budget review by the Office of Justice Programs, approximately $1 million was recovered as a result of revised budgets and other factors. BJA is now making the remaining funds available to interested and eligible jurisdictions.
Those eligible to apply are limited to state and local (including county) and tribal law enforcement agencies located along the Northern or Southern border of the United States (as those terms are defined below) in “rural areas,” as that term is defined below. In addition, Northern or Southern border state law enforcement agencies that are from “rural states” or that provide assistance to one or more “rural areas” are eligible to apply.
For more information: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/solicitationrequirements.htm
If your agency is interested in applying for this grant please contact InterAct at amy.freeman@interact911.com for assistance.
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