Justice Assistance Grant – Law Enforcement (JAG LE)
JAG LE funds projects that reduce crime, increase public safety, and support the Ohio Incident-Based Reporting System (OIBRS). OIBRS is a crime reporting system that allows criminal justice agencies to submit data directly to state and federal government in an automated format.
Eligibility
§ Open to law enforcement agencies not eligible for direct federal funding.
§ Per Ohio Revised Code Section 5502.62 (C)(6), all law enforcement agencies must be compliant with reporting crime statistics, using either the Ohio Incident-Based Reporting System or Uniform Crime Reporting, in order to receive funding through OCJS.
§ Local 10 percent cash match required for all grants.
§ Applications available in early October; submission deadline in mid-November.
Funding Areas
§ Hiring, training, and employing on a continuous basis, new, additional law enforcement officers and necessary support personnel.
§ Paying overtime to employed law enforcement officers and necessary support personnel for the purpose of increasing the number of hours worked by such personnel.
§ Procuring equipment, computer technology, and other materials directly related to law enforcement functions. Allowable costs include equipment needed to implement OIBRS. Funded OIBRS projects will be required to report OIBRS data within a specified time after completion of the subgrant, and the records management system vendor must be an Ohio-certified OIBRS vendor.