City of Tucson Receives Over $300,000 in Federal Grant Money to Promote Law Enforcement Efforts

     PHOENIX – Today, U.S. Attorney John S. Leonardo announced that $339,277 in additional grant funds have been made available to the City of Tucson in support of law enforcement programs, which include personnel, overtime, and equipment, with the goal of reducing crime and increasing officer and public safety.  The grant funds were awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (“BJA”), which is a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (“OJP”).

Additional information about BJA and its programs is available at:  https://www.bja.gov/Default.aspx

Information about OJP and its programs can be found at:http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov.

RELEASE NUMBER:   2015-068_CITY_OF_TUCSON (2015-DJ-BX-0945)

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