For immediate release:
December 8, 2016
Contact:
Hannah Marr hannah.marr@maryland.gov
Shareese Churchill shareese.churchill@maryland.gov
410-974-2316
Governor Larry Hogan Announces First Round of Byrne Justice Assistance Grants
$1.95 Million to Go Toward Criminal Justice Projects Throughout Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan today announced the first round of recipients of the 2016 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, or BJAG awards. The recipients of the BJAG awards support a broad range of state and local criminal justice initiatives critical to Maryland’s ultimate goal of safe communities. Funds are intended to close gaps in services related to preventing violent crime, assisting crime victims, enforcement, prosecution, adjudication, detention, and rehabilitation.
The BJAG grants are funded through the U.S. Department of Justice and administered by the Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention. The $1,951,422 in grants, listed in the chart below, will go toward a variety of criminal justice projects, including school safety, cybercrime prevention, automatic license plate readers, technology equipment upgrades at local police departments, police officer overtime pay for heroin-related investigations, gang reduction, and more.
“Ensuring the safety and well-being of Marylanders is our administration’s number-one priority,” said Governor Hogan. “The grants we are announcing today are another step in our ongoing efforts to improve all facets of the criminal justice system and ensure our hardworking police officers, social service providers, and other local agencies have the tools they need to make our state the safest it can be.”
“The Byrne Justice Assistance Grants are considered the cornerstone federal crime-fighting program,” said Glenn Fueston, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention. “We look forward to ensuring that our local police departments and other agencies use these valuable funds to implement innovative approaches to public safety challenges and to fill gaps across the criminal justice system.”
A table of the first round of grants can be found below. A second and final round of grants will be announced in the coming days.
2016 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (BJAG) Grants
First Round of BJAG Grants
Jurisdiction
Recipient
Implementing Organization
Project Title
Amount
Allegany County
Allegany County State’s Attorney’s Office
Allegany County State’s Attorney’s Office
Enhanced Prosecution Partnership Targeting Priority and Ancillary Offenders
$39,520
Baltimore City
Baltimore City Health Department
Baltimore City Health Department
Safe Streets Supportive Services Program
$500,000*
*award originally announced in August
Baltimore City
Baltimore Police Department
Baltimore Police Department
Blue Force Tracker
$287,000
Caroline County
Ridgely Police Department
Ridgely Police Department
Radio Compatibility – Ridgely
$19,884
Caroline County
Town of Federalsburg
Federalsburg Police Department
Federalsburg Police Department K-9 Drug Dog
$15,483
Cecil County
Cecil County, Maryland
Cecil County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Facility
Automatic License Plate Reader
$19,772
Charles County
Center for Children, Inc.
Center for Children, Inc.
An Evidence-Based Family-Centered Substance Abuse Treatment Program II for Adolescents and Their Families in Southern Maryland
$18,687
Dorchester County
Cambridge Police Department
Cambridge Police Department
Officer Safety and Drug Enforcement Initiative
$11,774
Frederick County
Frederick City Police Department
Frederick City Police Department
Predictive Analytics Software Project
$25,800
Frederick County
Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County Sheriff’s Office
Cybercrime Prevention Project
$26,670
Garrett County
Garrett County Department of Social Services
Garrett County Department of Social Services
Enhancing the System for Children
$2,382
Garrett County
Garrett County Sheriff’s Office
Garrett County Sheriff’s Office
Mobile Data Terminals for Garrett County Sheriff’s Office
$14,442
Garrett County
Town of Oakland
Oakland Police Department
Mobile Data Terminals
$11,657
Howard County
Howard County, Maryland
Howard County Police Department
Officer Overtime for Heroin-Related Investigations
$33,964
Prince George’s County
City of New Carrollton
City of New Carrollton
Mobile Surveillance Unit
$25,894
Prince George’s County
Town of District Heights
Capitol Heights Police Department
Police Radios and Laptop Computers
$16,800
Queen Anne’s County
Queen Anne’s County Community Partnerships for Children and Families
Queen Anne’s County Community Partnerships for Children and Families
Prevention of Juvenile Crime for At-Risk Youth Project
$37,700
Somerset County
Crisfield Police Department
Crisfield Police Department
Technology Equipment Upgrade
$6,530
Somerset County
Somerset County Sheriff’s Office
Somerset County Sheriff’s Office
Radar/Noptic Project
$7,575
Statewide
Maryland State Police
Maryland State Police
MDSP Heroin Reduction Program
$107,434
Statewide
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Intelligence-Led Interdictions
$55,634
Statewide
Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Asset Recovery For Exploited Seniors
$150,998
Statewide
Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Gang Reduction Initiative
$195,000
Statewide
Maryland Transportation Authority
Maryland Transportation Authority
LPR Trailer Grant
$111,160
Statewide
Washington College
Washington College
Maryland Crime Mapping and Analysis Program
$125,000
Washington County
St. Mary Catholic School
St. Mary Catholic School
St. Mary and HPD School Safety Initiative
$4,632
Worcester County
Ocean City Police Department
Ocean City Police Department
License Plate Reader Rt. 50 OC MD – BJAG
$50,000
Worcester County
Ocean Pines Police Department
Ocean Pines Police Department
Booking Process
$30,030
Total: $1,951,422