Keeping People On The Job At REACH Thanks To Grant
The Cannon County REACH Afterschool Programs has received funding in the amount of $170,000 which will be divided over the next 2 years. The funding will allow 8 people to retain jobs and a minimum of 4 sites to be operational. The grant originates from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
According to REACH Director Angela King, “This grant will assist with continuing our after school program and will keep people working in Cannon County.”
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program is authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The stated purposes of the Recovery Act are: to preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery; to assist those most impacted by the recession; to provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health; to invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits; and to stabilize state and local government budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state and local tax increases.
The Recovery Act places great emphasis on accountability and transparency in the use of taxpayer dollars. Among other things, it creates a new Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board and a new website – Recovery.gov – to provide information to the public, including access to detailed information on grants and contracts made with Recovery Act funds.
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system, from multijurisdictional drug and gang task forces to crime prevention and domestic violence programs, courts, corrections, treatment, and justice information sharing initiatives. JAG funded projects may address crime through the provision of services directly to individuals and/or communities and by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of criminal justice systems, processes, and procedures.
