The JAG – Local Solicitation program allows states, tribes, and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own local needs and conditions. The grant application requires a 30-day governing body review. In addition to the governing body review, the grant guidelines stipulate that the public be notified of the grant application as well as be provided with an opportunity to comment on the application. Public Notices will be placed in The Free Lance Star.
Spotsylvania County is eligible to receive $28,834. The Sheriff’s Office would like to utilize this funding towards the purchase of twenty-two additional body worn cameras (BWCs) and three associated transfer stations.
The grant program does not require a local match and does not allow for supplanting of local funds. Since the 30-day governing body review and public comment period will not have been completed by the application deadline date of August 22, 2018, the Bureau of Justice Assistance will add special conditions to the award that will withhold grant funds until documentation is received confirming the requirements have been met.
According to the Notice of Funding, FFY 2018 JAG awards will require certifications from the County Attorney and County Administrator to ensure that the locality receiving JAG funding will: “(1) permit personnel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to access any correctional or detention facility in order to meet with an alien (or an individual believed to be an alien) and inquire as to his or her right to be or remain in the United States and (2) provide at least 48 hours’ advance notice to DHS regarding the scheduled release date and time of an alien in the jurisdiction’s custody when DHS requests such notice in order to take custody of the alien pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act.” Additionally, at the time of award acceptance, the County Attorney will need to provide a Certification of Compliance with 8 U.S.C. § 1373.