M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, Town Manager
Date: January 20, 2016
Re: Fiscal Year 2016 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG): Cutler Bay Safe Schools Program
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING A FISCAL YEAR 2016 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,193; AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE THIS GRANT, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Funding Source: FY16 Florida Department of Law Enforcement - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
Project Title: Cutler Bay Safe Schools Program
Amount Awarded: $5,193 Match Required: $0
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (42 U.S.C. 3751(a)) is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to State and Local jurisdictions. The JAG Program provides states and units of local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas including law enforcement, prosecution and court programs, prevention and education programs, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, crime victim and witness initiatives, and planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs.
On November 30, 2015, the Town submitted a grant application requesting funding on behalf of the Cutler Bay Policing Unit. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has allocated $5,193 for the Town of Cutler Bay for law enforcement services.
The Cutler Bay Safe Schools Program is a newly established program that will allow officers to work more closely with local schools to reduce instances of violence and/or bullying through education and increased awareness. The primary focus of this program will be on Cutler Bay Middle School (formerly Cutler Bay Academy of Advanced Studies, Cutler R...
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