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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Oct. 2 , 2009
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT GRANTS
TOTAL MORE THAN $25 MILLION
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN KANSAS
WICHITA, KAN. – The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded more than $25 million in grants to law enforcement agencies and community groups in Kansas recently, U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch said today.
“These grants will help us fight crime in Kansas,” said U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch. “Some of the money goes to train and equip law enforcement officers. In addition, a significant amount is set aside for the support of programs that are involved in building communities and preventing crime.”
The grants, which are awarded through the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs, include:
– $4.7 million to the Kansas Highway Patrol for the Thunder Road Domestic Highway Enforcement Team program
– $3.5 million to the Office of the Governor of Kansas for programs providing assistance to victims of crime.
– $3.3 million to the Office of the Governor of Kansas for support of drug task forces, enhancement of the Kansas Criminal Justice Information System, and other programs
– $3.2 million to Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, Inc., of Lenexa, Kan., for mentoring programs.
– $1.4 million to the Office of the Governor of Kansas for programs to address violence against women.
– $1.3 million to the Kansas Attorney General’s office for compensation to victims of crime.
– $650,000 to Kansas Legal Services to provide civil legal assistance to victims of domestic violence and other crimes.
– $600,000 to the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority in Topeka, Kan., for delinquency prevention programs.
– $600,000 to the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence in Topeka, Kan., for programs to assist victims.
– $559,349 to Sedgwick County to purchase covert tracking devices and other equipment.
– $500,000 to the Office of the Governor of Kansas for programs to assure the safety of victims of domestic violence.
– $425,000 to the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence in Topeka, Kan., for programs to prevent violence against women with disabilities.
– $400,000 to the Kansas Board of Pharmacy in Topeka, Kan., for prescription drug monitoring programs.
– $385,084 to Johnson County, Kan., to reduce DNA forensic casework backlogs.
– $379,998 to Franklin County, Kan., for improving information technology at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.
– $360,000 to the Kansas Department of Transportation, Division of Planning and Development, in Topeka, Kan., for programs to educate students on the dangers of underage drinking.
– $350,000 to the YWCA Battered Women Task Force in Topeka, Kan., for programs to respond to violence against women.
– $334,630 to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Mayetta, Kan., for programs to prevent violence against women.
– $321,999 to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office in Hiawatha, Kan., for pay correctional officers at the detention facility.
– $319,440 to the city of Ottawa, Kan., for programs to respond to domestic violence.
– $300,000 for Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Mayetta, Kan., for programs to prevent alcohol and substance abuse.
– $250,000 to Safehome, Inc., of Overland Park, Kan., for assistance to victims of domestic violence and other crimes.
– $241,582 to the Office of the Governor of Kansas for assistance to victims of sexual assault.
– $204,927 to the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan., for the Farm Out program.
– $204,035 to the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence in Topeka for assistance to victims.
– $200,000 to the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan, for the police department’s Victims Services Unit.
– $185,384 to Johnson County in Olathe, Kan., to purchase pole cameras, remote tracking devices and other equipment.
– $164,747 to Safehome, Inc., in Overland Park, Kan., for providing housing to victims of domestic violence and other crimes.
– $156,250 to the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence in Topeka, Kan., to support rape crisis centers and other programs.
– $149,713 to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Mayetta, Kan., for assistance to crime victims.
– $142,000 to the Unified Goverment of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan., for the fifth and final year of funding for the Weed and Seed site in Kansas City, Kan.
– $134,065 to the city of Topeka, Kan., for support of the Gang Crime Suppression Project and other programs.
– $117,253 to the city of Burden, Kan., for expanding its Journeyman Tracker Team.
– $99,243 to Sedgwick County in Wichita, Kan., for adding staff at the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center.
– $67,661 to the city of Lawrence for improvements to the 911 recording system and other projects.
– $50,000 to the Kansas Sentencing Commission in Topeka, Kan., to collect data for the Deaths in Custody study.
– $40,345 to Riley County in Manhattan, Kan., for software to facilitate a paperless reporting system in the police department.
– $34,516 to the city of Hutchinson for the purchase of mobile radios and other equipment.
– $33,486 to the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority in Topeka, Kan., for the Teen Court program.
– $26,230 to Junction City, Kan., for software training and emergency communication equipment.
– $25,144 to Great Bend, Kan., for the purchase of firearms, computers and other equipment.
– $23,600 to Garden City, Kan., to replace the police department’s in-car computers and other equipment.
– $23,316 to the city of Salina, Kan., for the police to purchase digital mobile cameras and software.
– $19,316 to the city of Pittsburg, Kan., for the purchase of video cameras and other equipment.
– $17,258 to the city of Emporia, Kan., for enhancing the police department’s records system.
– $13,772 to the city of Coffeyville, Kan., for the purchase of patrol rifles, tasers and other equipment.
– $13,144 to the city of Parsons, Kan., for digital audio recorders and other equipment.
– $12,744 to Arkansas City, Kan., for the purchase of Lidar radar units and other equipment.
For more information, contact the agencies receiving the grants, the Office of Justice Programs (202-307-1241) or Jim Cross at 316-269-6481.
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