STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ — All Traffic Solutions, the leader in traffic safety outcomes, is pleased to introduce a new grant program called "School Zone Safety." Schools with students in elementary, middle and/or high school can apply for the grant, which will award a radar speed display to the institution that best demonstrates a proactive traffic safety program and identifies how traffic calming devices will improve overall student safety.

All Traffic Solutions works closely with municipalities and other organizations responsible for public safety to ensure that the highest level of safety outcomes is realized. Scott Johnson, Vice President of All Traffic Solutions explains, "School zones present special challenges, with traffic flow heavier at opening and closing times, the presence of student drivers, and a large number of students of all ages on foot. At All Traffic Solutions we focus on eliminating the incidence of accidents and injuries and work with schools to improve traffic-related safety measures. The School Zone Safety grant program is intended to reward schools displaying initiative when it comes to student safety relative to vehicles."

Schools nationwide are eligible to apply for the "School Zone Safety" grant. Submissions are due by December 18, 2009 and the grant award will be announced January 8, 2010. Details and an application form are available at www.alltrafficsolutions.com.

About All Traffic Solutions

All Traffic Solutions, the leader in traffic safety outcomes, is headquartered in State College, PA and is a division of Intuitive Control Systems, LLC. Our highly engineered smart devices — radar speed signs, message boards, and video imaging systems — direct and monitor traffic patterns and supply the traffic data necessary to manage public safety. Municipalities, schools, construction companies and private organizations rely on All Traffic Solutions to do more than slow traffic — we provide the information necessary for these organizations to manage comprehensive safety programs and efficiently deploy human and technological resources.

Online at www.alltrafficsolutions.com

Anne Marie Heil
610-933-8065
amheil@amheil.com


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The Grant Application Process can be intimidating, but our PoliceGrantsHelp Experts hope to give you and your department not only encouragement, but the proper guidance and resources to keep the Grant Application Process positive and most important; rewarding. When getting ready to apply for the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), follow this helpful Top 10 list of what you need to know and have prepared.

1) Due Dates:

Rural: April 22, 2009, Local: May 18, 2009

2) Eligibility: Review your departments eligibility for Local or Rural law enforcement grants.

Rural: Eligibility, Local: Eligibility

3) Solicitations: Review Local or Rural Solicitations. Download the available PDFs for reference below.

Rural: JAG Recovery (PDF), Local: JAG Recovery (PDF)

4) Grants Management System: Be sure to Register with Grants Management System.

5) Central Contractor Registration: Be sure to Register with CCR.

6) D-U-N-S Number: Obtain a D-U-N-S Number from the D&B D-U-N-S Request Service via the Web or Phone.
Web: Request , Phone: Request

7) Program Narrative: Be sure to prepare a Program Narrative.
More details about preparing your Program Narrative

Budgets: Be sure to prepare a Budget and Budget Narrative.
Download the Budget Detail Worksheet (PDF)

9) Review Narrative: Be sure to prepare a Review Narrative.
More details about preparing your Review Narrative

10) Abstract Narrative: Be sure to prepare an Abstract Narrative.
More details about preparing your Abstract Narrative

LAST BUT NOT LEAST: Once you receive funding you need to be prepared for the Reporting Requirements.

The Department of Justice recently issued some additional guidance intended to help decision-makers and grant-writers at state and local law enforcement agencies to best understand the process through which they can apply for 2009 Recovery Act Allocations for Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. There are some “significant differences” between the Byrne/JAG awards in the so-called economic stimulus package and JAG funds agencies have applied for in years past. These differences include (but are not limited to):

1) An increased emphasis on job creation and job retention
2) Submission of particular certifications specified in the solicitation
3) Time-specific quarterly progress reports due 10 days after the end of a quarter
4) Specific Recovery Act performance measures
5) Increased federal grant oversight

In the recently released guidance from the DOJ, it was noted that JAG monies associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 are not available to “local governments that have not reported at least three years of data (within the last 10 years for which UCR data are available) on Part I violent crimes of the UCR to the FBI are ineligible for direct Recovery JAG local formula funding. As a transition to implementing the grant program, the law permitted Recovery JAG units of local government during 2006, 2007, and 2008 to qualify for Recovery JAG formula funds based on the last three years of UCR data which they had submitted, in any prior years.”

The DOJ documentation also includes a catch-all caveat that the “JAG solicitation includes specific information on these differences and additional requirements.” Translated, this means that there’s plenty of fine print in the Recovery Act, and grant writers at agencies across the country will have to think—and do things—a little differently that they’ve done in the past. Since much of the Byrne/JAG funding will be granted on a competitive basis, agencies should ensure that the individuals writing their grants are at the top of their game. This could require getting them trained up, and the timeframe to do that is extremely limited.

Margaret Stark, a consultant who helps public safety agencies navigate the waters of grant applications, recently told PoliceOne that they should take advantage of grant assistance and training to maximize their chances of winning awards. “In addition, agencies will need to have a clear needs-assessment for their agencies to ensure the funding will be used for the most critical needs within their departments,” Stark told PoliceOne.

Tailor your “pitch”
The stimulus package specifically reserves a total of about $4B intended to help state, local, and tribal police prevent crime and improve the criminal justice system in the United States, “while supporting the creation of jobs and much needed resources for states and local communities.” Among all of the stated purposes of the stimulus package, the preservation and creation of jobs is considered to be paramount.

In fact, included in documents issued in conjunction with the announcement that the DOJ had begun to accept JAG applications was the statement: “As one of its many elements, the Recovery Act provides the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) with funding for grants to assist state, local, and tribal law enforcement (including support for hiring), to combat violence against women, to fight internet crimes against children, to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to assist victims of crime, and to support youth mentoring. DOJ is committed to working with our national, state, local and tribal partners to ensure this funding invests in the American workforce.”

For law enforcement, the funds in the Recovery Act most directly connected with jobs is the roughly $1 billion in COPS funding, all of which is required to go to jobs. But there are ways to tie your applications for JAG grants to the creation and retention of jobs. For starters, if the equipment for which you are seeking funding is made in the U.S.A., you’d be crazy to not note that in your application.

Time is of the essence
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder recently said that because the estimated $2 billion in Byrne JAG grant funding is formula-based, agencies will be able to “access these much needed resources quickly.” Attorney General Holder suggested that once the DOJ receives applications, “we will start getting the money out the door within fifteen days.”

That formula, according to documentation outlining the procedures to apply for this funding, is based on population and violent crime statistics, in combination with a minimum allocation to ensure that each state and territory receives an appropriate share of funding. Sixty percent of the allocation is awarded directly to a state and 40 percent is set aside for units of local government.

“This funding is key to helping our states and local governments fight crime and keep our streets safe,” A.G. Holder recently said, adding that the DOJ is “moving ahead of schedule to allocate these resources so we can retain police officers, enhance law enforcement capabilities, and ensure that we have the tools and equipment necessary to build safer communities.”

“We will be smart in the way we allocate these resources,” Holder said, “and we will hold ourselves accountable for the how the funds are spent, but we will ensure that their delivery is not delayed by bureaucratic red tape in Washington.”

Additional information and contacts for assistance
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 multi-jurisdictional 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.

The BJA toll-free phone number is 1-866-268-0079. A BJA E-mail account, JAGRecovery@usdoj.gov, will be checked hourly and a “response will be provided within one business day.”

You may also contact a BJA State Policy Advisor at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/resource/stcont.htm, or Eileen M. Garry, Deputy Director for Programs, at 202–307–6226 or eileen.garry@usdoj.gov.

For technical assistance with submitting the application, call the GMS Support Hotline at 1–888–549–9901 (choose option 3).