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<br />ATTACHMENT A <br /> <br />Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant <br />GMS Award No. 2008-DJ-BX-OI03 <br /> <br />PROGRAM NARRATIVE <br /> <br />General Description of Program Activities: <br /> <br />The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funds will be utilized to support a <br />broad range of activities to prevent and control crime within the County of Orange. The County <br />of Orange has been certified disparate; therefore, this joint application includes eight units of <br />local government for which the applicant and fiscal agent is the County of Orange. <br /> <br />The JAG funds will be utilized for the purpose areas outlined in the grant solicitation. The eight <br />units of local government in the jurisdiction will utilize the funds for local initiatives, technical <br />assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, and contractual support and information <br />systems for criminal justice within the following purpose areas: law enforcement, prosecution <br />and court, prevention and education, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment, and <br />planning, evaluation and technology improvement. The expenditure details of the funds for each <br />city are outlined in the following narrative. <br /> <br />Multi-Agency Funding: <br /> <br />In a collaborative effort to benefit the County of Orange, the eight units of local government <br />involved in this grant application have agreed to utilize $86,950.50 (approximately 41.5%) of the <br />total funding to supplement the Orange County Pro-Active Methamphetamine Laboratory <br />Investigative Team, hereafter referred to as PROACT. <br /> <br />Problem Statement: <br />Methamphetamine is the primary drug investigated by local, state, and federal law enforcement <br />agencies within the boundaries of Orange County. Successful clandestine methamphetamine <br />laboratory investigations require acquired expertise and are extremely time consuming and labor <br />intensive. Local law enforcement agencies do not have the resources, specialized training, or <br />safety equipment necessary to conduct the specialized investigations required to combat these <br />types of operations. The labs themselves are toxic and explosive in nature. Children of <br />clandestine laboratory operators and meth users are often forced to live in an environment of <br />toxic chemicals with lasting effects on their health. The Team investigates suspected lab <br />incidents within Orange County while maintaining a close liaison with local agencies. These <br />agencies forward intelligence to the team for review, evaluation, and action by the Team. The <br />multi-jurisdictional pro-active Orange County Methamphetamine Laboratory Investigation Team <br />(OCMLIT or PROACT) functions as the sole and highly unique "proactive" effort against the <br />methamphetamine laboratory operators and traffickers within and having a nexus to Orange <br />County. <br /> <br />2008- DJ-BX-OI03 <br /> <br />Page 1 of9 <br />