SHAHEEN ANNOUNCES $1.8 MILLION FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE POLICE FORCES
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced today that New Hampshire has been awarded $1,827,737 in Department of Justice (DOJ) grants to support police departments and operations across the state. The awards are administered through DOJ’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG), which allows states and units of local government to support a broad range of crime-prevention activities based on local needs.
“I’m pleased New Hampshire will receive these funds to bolster its police forces and help keep our citizens safe” Shaheen said. “With state and local budgets strained under current economic pressures, these awards will help give the brave policemen and women around our state the resources they need to perform their jobs effectively and better serve the communities they protect.”
A summary of the awards received by state and local governments is included in the table below. Some jurisdictions applied jointly as noted.
|
Award Recipient |
Award Amount |
Intended Use |
|
N.H. Department of Justice |
$1,377971 |
Drug interdiction efforts, cyber crime prevention, completion of statewide integrated criminal justice information system, youth crime prevention. |
|
Manchester Nashua Hudson |
$179,674 $68,976 $11,625 |
Equipment, community policing initiatives, crime prevention programs. |
|
Rochester Somersworth |
$24,542 $12,013 |
Purchase and outfit of a patrol vehicle, firearms, ammunition, non-lethal weapons, supplies. |
|
Derry Rockingham County |
$24,542 $10,979 |
Training, equipment, supplies, criminal justice information systems. |
|
Concord |
$35,134 |
New equipment and training. |
|
Laconia |
$21,571 |
Purchase of a mobile data system to increase effectiveness of police communications. |
|
Keene |
$20,409 |
Purchase video monitors, radio equipment and a mobile data terminal to increase law enforcement services. |
|
Claremont |
$14,338 |
Hire anti-drug personnel. |
|
Portsmouth |
$13,950 |
Purchase a police cruiser and equipment to use for roadway safety and traffic enforcement. |
|
Conway |
$12,013 |
Purchase a police cruiser and surveillance cameras. |
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced today that New Hampshire has been awarded $1,827,737 in Department of Justice (DOJ) grants to support police departments and operations across the state. The awards are administered through DOJ’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG), which allows states and units of local government to support a broad range of crime-prevention activities based on local needs.
“I’m pleased New Hampshire will receive these funds to bolster its police forces and help keep our citizens safe” Shaheen said. “With state and local budgets strained under current economic pressures, these awards will help give the brave policemen and women around our state the resources they need to perform their jobs effectively and better serve the communities they protect.”
A summary of the awards received by state and local governments is included in the table below. Some jurisdictions applied jointly as noted.
|
Award Recipient |
Award Amount |
Intended Use |
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|
N.H. Department of Justice |
$1,377971 |
Drug interdiction efforts, cyber crime prevention, completion of statewide integrated criminal justice information system, youth crime prevention. |
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|
Manchester Nashua Hudson |
$179,674 $68,976 $11,625 |
Equipment, community policing initiatives, crime prevention programs. |
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|
Rochester Somersworth |
$24,542 $12,013 |
Purchase and outfit of a patrol vehicle, firearms, ammunition, non-lethal weapons, supplies. |
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|
Derry Rockingham County |
$24,542 $10,979 (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced today that New Hampshire has been awarded $1,827,737 in Department of Justice (DOJ) grants to support police departments and operations across the state. The awards are administered through DOJ’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG), which allows states and units of local government to support a broad range of crime-prevention activities based on local needs. “I’m pleased New Hampshire will receive these funds to bolster its police forces and help keep our citizens safe” Shaheen said. “With state and local budgets strained under current economic pressures, these awards will help give the brave policemen and women around our state the resources they need to perform their jobs effectively and better serve the communities they protect.” A summary of the awards received by state and local governments is included in the table below. Some jurisdictions applied jointly as noted.
|
Training, equipment, supplies, criminal justice information systems. |
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|
Concord |
$35,134 |
New equipment and training. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Laconia |
$21,571 |
Purchase of a mobile data system to increase effectiveness of police communications. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Keene |
$20,409 |
Purchase video monitors, radio equipment and a mobile data terminal to increase law enforcement services. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Claremont |
$14,338 |
Hire anti-drug personnel. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Portsmouth |
$13,950 |
Purchase a police cruiser and equipment to use for roadway safety and traffic enforcement. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Conway |
$12,013 |
Purchase a police cruiser and surveillance cameras. |
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