FY 2009 Recovery Act - Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs

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	Federal Grant Title:	FY 2009 Recovery Act - Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs
	CFDA Number:	16.810
	CFDA Description:	Recovery Act - CFDA Rural LE ARRA
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Justice Assistance
	Category of Funding Activity:	Recovery Act
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	BJA-2009-2114
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 09, 2009
	Creation Date:	Apr 08, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 22, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 22, 2009
	Archive Date:	May 22, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: The Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive Grant Program will solicit applications in categories that target rural states and rural areas and that include the following: combating rural crime; improving rural law enforcement investigations; enhancing rural detention, corrections, and jail operations; facilitating rural justice information sharing; and training and technical assistance.
Grant Description: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("Recovery Act"). The Recovery Act - Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive Grant Program provides funding in rural states and rural areas for job creation and retention in support of efforts to prevent and combat rural crime and drugs, and provides national support, including training and technical assistance programs, strategically targeted to address rural needs. The Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive Grant Program will solicit applications in categories that target rural states and rural areas and that include the following: combating rural crime; improving rural law enforcement investigations; enhancing rural detention, corrections, and jail operations; facilitating rural justice information sharing; and training and technical assistance. The grant announcement places priority consideration on local and tribal law enforcement agencies where the unit of local government: 1) was not eligible to receive a direct allocation from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or, 2) received a direct allocation from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 of $50,000 or less. Also eligible for funding are state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies providing assistance to rural areas; and national, regional, state, and local public and private entities providing training and technical assistance to rural areas. Applications for funding should be submitted through the on-line OJP Grants Management System (GMS). For additional information on the Office of Justice Programs' Recovery Act Grant Programs, please visit the OJP website at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bja/recovery/recoveryruralle.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Al Roddy Phone 2023531881

Al.Roddy@usdoj.gov [Al.Roddy@usdoj.gov]
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