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The City of Altoona Police Department proposes to implement the Better Policing Program. The purpose is to help fund the city police department's TASER fund and assist in purchasing a radar speed sign.

Expected outcomes are for the police department to continue to have a less lethal option when dealing with combative subjects to reduce the risk of injury to citizens and officers in the City of Altoona. Additionally, it is an expected outcome for the radar speed sign to be used as a traffic calming device and a tool to collect data to reduce speed-related crashes within the City of Altoona.

Sub-recipient (County of Blair Sheriff's Department) will use funds to help fund their TASER program. The expected outcome of their program is to continue to have a less lethal option when dealing with combative subjects to reduce the risk of injury to citizens and deputies in the County of Blair.

City Of Altoona Pennsylvania

THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM ALLOWS UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING TRIBES, TO SUPPORT A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT AND CONTROL CRIME BASED ON THEIR OWN STATE AND LOCAL NEEDS AND CONDITIONS. GRANT FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR STATE AND LOCAL INITIATIVES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, CONTRACTUAL SUPPORT, AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE OR CIVIL PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING FOR ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM AREAS: 1) LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS; 2) PROSECUTION AND COURT PROGRAMS; 3) PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS; 4) CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS; 5) DRUG TREATMENT AND ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS; 6) PLANNING, EVALUATION, AND TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS; 7) CRIME VICTIM AND WITNESS PROGRAMS (OTHER THAN COMPENSATION); 8) MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL PROGRAMS AND CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS; AND 9) IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE CRISIS INTERVENTION COURT PROCEEDINGS AND RELATED PROGRAMS OR INITIATIVES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: MENTAL HEALTH COURTS; DRUG COURTS; VETERANS COURTS; AND EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER PROGRAMS.

16.738 - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) [DOJ - OJP]

Altoona, Pennsylvania 16601-3119 United States

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BJA FY 23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation (O-BJA-2023-171790)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have decreased from $26,355 to $26,283.