State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program: Combating Criminal Narcotics Activity Stemming from the Southern Border

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recovery/RecoverySouthernBorder.pdf  

Department & Agency:

Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/

Administering Agency:

Bureau of Justice Assistance

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/

Agency Contact:  

Category I, Combating Criminal Narcotics Activity

Michael Medaris 202-616-8937; Michael.Medaris@usdoj.gov

Category II, Enhancing Southern Border Jails, Community Corrections, and Detention Operations

Gary Dennis 202-305-9059; Gary.Dennis@usdoj.gov

Category III, Facilitating Justice Information Sharing, Collaboration and Problem Solving

David Lewis 202-616-7829; David.P.Lewis@usdoj.gov

Category IV, National Training and Technical Assistance Danica Szarvas-Kidd 202-305-7418; Danica.Szarvas-Kidd@usdoj.gov

Stimulus Funding:

$125 Million 

Eligibility and Type:               

Competitive, grants to State, local, and tribal governments in the southwest border area (New Mexico, Arizona, California, Texas)

Program Description:    

This is a competitive grant program to provide assistance and equipment to law enforcement along the Southern border of the U.S. All applications submitted under this solicitation must address one of the following goals:

1. Control, reduce, and/or prevent criminal narcotics activity, including drug-related crime and violence, along the Southern border region of the United States, or

2. Control, reduce, and/or prevent criminal narcotics activity, including drug-related crime and violence, in High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas in order to combat criminal narcotics activity stemming from the Southern border of the United States.

Use of funds for overtime and hiring personnel is allowable to meet the specific categorical requirements outlined in this solicitation. Applicants must develop a plan for sustaining personnel hired with grant funds after the funding has ended. Applicants are strongly encouraged to avoid unsubstantiated requests for equipment purchases. Applicants are strongly encouraged to consider costs for training needs and reporting requirements associated with receipt of this funding when developing their budget.

Funding Guidance and Timelines:    

Application Deadline is April 17, 2009.

U. S. Department of Justice Tribal Grants and Other Grant Programs Tribes are Eligible to Apply for (.pdf)

Funding Notices:           

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recovery/RecoverySouthernBorder.pdf   

Technical Assistance:    

Information is not yet available.