August 1, 2007
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Sebelius announces $3M in grants to local public safety
efforts
Federal funds to assist 57 agencies in communities around Kansas
Fifty-seven agencies working to promote the safety of Kansans will receive a total of $3 million in support thanks to grants announced today by Governor Kathleen Sebelius.
The grants are made possible by federal funding and were announced by the Governor on behalf of the Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
“Kansans deserve safe neighborhoods and communities, and these resources will help local efforts to promote public safety. These funds will go to everything from providing equipment for law enforcement officers to supporting victims’ assistance and crime prevention projects,” said Sebelius.
In prior years, grant funds were successfully used by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for the Southeast Kansas Drug Task Force. This year the Kansas Legislature committed state resources to continue that work, and as a result the KBI will be able to use grant funds to develop a task force in Southwest Kansas.
“Illegal drugs, particularly meth, remain a statewide problem, so creating a drug task force in Southwest Kansas will expand the fight and help local law enforcement go after drug traffickers and producers in the region,” said Sebelius.
Sebelius also announced the Kansas Department of Corrections is receiving $84,799 to continue its program to provide drug treatment to inmates. This is part of the Federal Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Grant Program.
The Federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program helps state and local governments prevent and control crime based. Funds are distributed based on communities’ needs and conditions and are provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance.
The Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council awarded $2,917,698 to 60 projects being conducted by 57 agencies using funding from the JAG grant program. A list of recipients appears below.
| County | Organization Name | Grant Award |
|---|---|---|
| Allen | Hope Unlimited | $ 36,731 |
| Anderson | Garnett Police Department | $ 7,364 |
| Atchison | Domestic Violence Emergency Services | $ 18,627 |
| Barton | Family Crisis Center, Inc. | $ 11,319 |
| Cherokee | Galena Police Department | $ 18,268 |
| Coffey | Burlington Police Department | $ 7,800 |
| Cowley | Arkansas City Police Department | $ 3,039 |
| Cowley | Cowley County Community Corrections | $ 13,661 |
| Cowley | Safe Homes, Inc. | $ 14,536 |
| Crawford | Crisis Resource Center of Southeast Kansas | $ 25,346 |
| Dickinson | Abilene Police Department | $ 11,248 |
| Dickinson | Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department | $ 26,337 |
| Douglas | Lawrence Police Department | $ 13,024 |
| Douglas | Women’s Transitional Care Services | $ 45,560 |
| Ellis | Northwest Kansas Community Corrections | $111,585 |
| Finney | 25th Judicial District Community Corrections | $ 23,530 |
| Ford | Crisis Center of Dodge City | $ 21,996 |
| Ford | Ford County Sheriff’s Office | $ 77,080 |
| Franklin | Fourth Judicial District Community Corrections | $147,059 |
| Franklin | Franklin County Sheriff’s Department | $135,000 |
| Grant | Domestic Violence Emergency Services of Grant County | $ 9,159 |
| Harvey | City of Newton Police Department | $ 52,503 |
| Johnson | Johnson County Department of Corrections | $161,824 |
| Johnson | Johnson County Sheriff’s Office | $ 86,347 |
| Johnson | Merriam Police Department | $ 31,507 |
| Johnson | Mission Police Department | $ 10,009 |
| Johnson | Sunflower House | $ 23,000 |
| Leavenworth | Alliance Against Family Violence | $ 16,791 |
| Leavenworth | Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office | $ 5,137 |
| Leavenworth | Leavenworth Police Department | $ 12,700 |
| Leavenworth | Leavenworth Youth Achievement Center, Inc. | $ 48,239 |
| Montgomery | Four County Mental Health Center | $ 89,886 |
| Pottawatomie | Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department | $ 14,981 |
| Reno | Reno County Community Corrections | $ 13,405 |
| Rooks | Plainville Police Department | $ 3,150 |
| Saline | 28th Judicial District Community Corrections | $ 45,045 |
| Saline | Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas | $ 37,000 |
| Scott | Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center | $ 40,360 |
| Sedgwick | Episcopal Social Services | $ 31,783 |
| Sedgwick | Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters | $ 25,000 |
| Seward | Liberal Area Rape Crisis/Domestic Violence Services | $ 25,409 |
| Shawnee | 3rd Judicial District | $101,090 |
| Shawnee | Family Service and Guidance Center of Topeka, Inc. | $ 6,272 |
| Shawnee | Kansas Attorney General’s Office | $ 37,967 |
| Shawnee | Kansas Bureau of Investigation | $603,241 |
| Shawnee | Kansas Department of Administration | $ 87,495 |
| Shawnee | Kansas Department of Corrections | $225,447 |
| Shawnee | Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority | $ 63,553 |
| Shawnee | Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office | $ 50,322 |
| Shawnee | Shawnee County Family Resource Center | $ 26,206 |
| Shawnee | Shawnee Regional Prevention & Recovery Services, Inc. | $ 50,793 |
| Sumner | Argonia Police Department | $ 1,632 |
| Sumner | Caldwell Police Department | $ 2,962 |
| Sumner | Oxford Police Department | $ 3,300 |
| Sumner | Sumner County Sheriff’s Department | $ 15,833 |
| Thomas | City of Brewster | $ 36,588 |
| Wyandotte | Friends of Yates | $ 52,652 |
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