Notice of Application for

Federal Funds and Funding Availability

The State of Florida, Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), Office of Criminal Justice Grants will be submitting an application to the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for $20,421,492 in Federal Fiscal Year 2009 funds made available under Part E of Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Section 500 as amended.

A copy of the application will be available for review and comment by the public at FDLE, Business Support Program, Office of Criminal Justice Grants, Tallahassee, Florida 32308. Interested parties should contact the Office of Criminal Justice Grants at (850)617-1250 to obtain a copy of the application for review.

If the Bureau of Justice Assistance approves this application, units of local government will be eligible to receive subgrants from the Department of Law Enforcement. “Units of local government” means any city, county, town, township, borough, parish, village, or other general-purpose political subdivision of a State and includes Native American Tribes that perform law enforcement functions as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.

Chapter 11D-9, Florida Administrative Code, governs program administration and funding. Local governments should thoroughly review rule provisions before applying for subgrant funds.

FDLE is not yet accepting applications for this program. FDLE will mail a notice of funding availability to the chief official of each county. The notice will state the amount of funds available to the county and will include information about the application process. The funding notice will include the supplemental amount of FFY 2008 JAG funding which was advertised in the December 12, 2008, edition of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

Questions regarding FDLE’s application and the funding process should be directed to Clayton Wilder, Administrator of the Office of Criminal Justice Grants, FDLE at (850)617-1250.