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What law enforcement money was included in final stimulus plan?

Well, despite my most sincere urgings, Congress included a boost to the federal Byrne grant program in its just passed stimulus package. A friend from the prosecutors' camp forwarded the list which included a surprising twist - adding "national, regional, and local non-profit organizations" to the list of eligible grantees for $225 million in competitive grants: Below (and attached) are the summary of the final compromise bill released last night: o $2 billion for the Byrne JAG formula grant program; o $225 million for Byrne competitive grants (see purposes below); o $225 million for Violence Against Women programs, of which $175 million is for the STOP grants and $50 million is for the transitional housing assistance grants program; o $1 billion for the COPS Office for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers and civilian public safety personnel...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 14, 2009 (boomark / email).