NEWS RELEASE
July 9, 1999

Engler Announces $21 Million in Drug Prevention & Policing Initiatives Grants

Mid-Michigan to Receive $1,691,305

Governor John Engler has awarded $21 million in funds for drug prevention and policing initiative programs across Michigan. Southeast Michigan will receive $5,397,198 in Byrne Memorial Formula grants for a one-year period beginning October 1, 1999.

"These are important programs that are making a difference in the lives of people in Southeast Michigan," said Engler. "Not only do they teach children the dangers of drugs and violence, they also support law enforcement as they crack down on drug dealers who terrorize families and communities."

The grants focus on Community Policing, Juvenile Intervention, Family and Domestic Violence and Gang Task Force Strategies, D.A.R.E. programs, Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults, Multijurisdictional Task Forces, Money Laundering Task Forces, Prosecution, Youth Crime Prevention, and Computer Technology Strategies.

Byrne Memorial Formula Grants:

Canton Township will receive $28,209 for Community Policing Strategies to fund community policing in three neighborhoods experiencing high rates of criminal activity.

Detroit will receive $280,406 for Community Policing Strategies to fund officers to work with local residents identifying and solving problems prevalent to the community.

Shelby Township will receive $70,172 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund two school liaison officers to provide assistance and support to school personnel and students.

Gibraltar will receive $23,917 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund a school liaison officer to work on the reduction of truancy through intervention, home visits and follow-up checks.

Wayne County will receive $500,000 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund the Violent Juvenile Offender Apprehension Program to target juvenile delinquent state wards who walk away from placements and juveniles who fail to comply with terms of community supervision.

Eastpointe will receive $43,116 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund a School Liaison Officer program to combat gangs, substance abuse and delinquency.

Plymouth Township will receive $25,508 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund a school liaison officer to prevent and reduce drugs and violent behavior in two high schools.

Oak Park will receive $21,947 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund project prevention, understanding, sharing, helping to provide positive alternatives to drugs and violence.

Richmond will receive $34,004 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund a school liaison officer to focus on tardiness, truancy, drug, alcohol and tobacco use and criminal behavior.

Macomb County will receive $59,312 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to target assaults, the number of students using and possessing alcohol and other drugs and reduce destructive acts upon personal and school properties in the Macomb County Chippewa School District.

Dearborn Heights will receive $88,014 for Family and Domestic Violence Strategies to fund the "First Step" project on domestic violence to hold batterers responsible for domestic violence.

St. Clair Shores will receive $46,619 for Gang Task Force Strategies to fund a city-wide program to service all schools and youths in the city to reduce gangs, drugs and violence.

Northville Township will receive $35,638 to fund a D.A.R.E. program for 32 core classes of 940 fifth and sixth grade students and K-4 visitation lessons for 2,760 students in 150 classes of 12 schools.

Richmond will receive $6,686 to fund a D.A.R.E. program for eight core classes, eight junior high classes, six high school classes and 21 visitation classes for a total of 1,247 students.

Highland Township will receive $18,017 to fund a D.A.R.E. program for 400 fifth grade students in four schools.

Plymouth Township will receive $20,086 to fund a D.A.R.E. program for 39 classes of 1,195 students in five schools.

Wayne County will receive $110,557 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund a project which will target the chronic ordinance violator for jail diversion programs.

Macomb County will receive $128,236 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund the Macomb County Community Corrections’ Felony Urinalysis program to provide random urine testing of convicted, non-violent felony offenders in the community.

Wayne County will receive $450,000 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund the Zero Tolerance Juvenile Treatment Modality to provide a comprehensive array of accountability-based sanctions and services targeted toward juvenile detainees and probationers.

Wayne County will receive $244,334 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund the Pretrial Supervised Release Program to eliminate jail release without conditions for pretrial felons.

Oakland County will receive $173,690 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund the Oakland County Sheriff Department Zero Tolerance Offender Program to provide community release for offenders who agree to comply with program requirements.

The 34th District Court/Romulus will receive $35,654 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund the Relapse Intervention Project to use court officers to oversee alcohol and drug testing of defendants in court and enforce of sanctions against probation violators in alcohol and drug-related cases.

The 18th District Court/City of Westland will receive $33,800 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to decrease the number of repeat drug and alcohol offenses.

Oakland County will receive $134,633 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund "In-Step" to enhance services available to the courts, communities and families by creating a centralized diagnostic and referral center for substance abusing juveniles.

Wayne County will receive $404,509 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund a project of the Wayne County Department of Community Justice to expand substance abuse programming to other offenders currently without access to such services within the jail.

The Downriver Area Narcotics Organization, a Multijurisdictional Task Force that operates in the downriver Detroit area, will receive $255,432. The team will identify, target, and take enforcement action against individuals and organizations engaging in drug trafficking.

The Macomb County Enforcement Team, a Multijurisdictional Task Force, will receive $313,500. The Team will target drug traffickers, gangs, and fugitives utilizing undercover operations, surveillance, informants and intelligence information in their investigative efforts.

The Oakland County Narcotics Enforcement Team, a Multijurisdictional Task Force, will receive $216,000. The team will identify, investigate and prosecute major drug traffickers.

The Western Wayne Narcotics, a Multijurisdicional Task Force, will receive $196,134. The team will identify, investigate and prosecute major drug traffickers.

The City of Detroit Prosecutor will receive $146,763 to fund a drug enforcement unit in the City of Detroit Law Department to prosecute drug dealers charged in fast track prosecutions and drug users selected for the Drug Treatment Court.

Detroit will receive $35,947 for Criminal Justice Records Improvement for the Detroit Police Department to install an Integrated Booking System to improve criminal records processing.

Macomb County will receive $423,627 for Criminal Justice Records Improvement for the County Sheriff Department to add electronic submission to state and federal reporting systems.

Oakland County will receive $512,681 for Criminal Justice Records Improvement to fund a project for the electronic submission of all county agencies arrest records and associated fingerprints to state and federal reporting systems.

Wayne County will receive $280,050 for Criminal Justice Records Improvement to implement the Wayne Area Justice Information System. This phase of the project connects three computerized fingerprint units through a dedicated communications link, and provides the basis for full and complete submission of county-wide records.

These grants are Byrne Memorial Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block grants, which are available for competitive grant awards to state and local governmental entities. Grants are administered by the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy in the Michigan Department of Community Health.

Northern Michigan to Receive $3,364,367

Governor John Engler has awarded $21 million in funds for drug prevention and policing/initiative programs across Michigan. Northern Michigan will receive $3,364,367 in Byrne Memorial Formula and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program grants and Local Law Enforcement Block grants for a one-year period beginning October 1, 1999.

"These are important programs that are making a difference in the lives of people in Northern Michigan," said Engler. "Not only do they teach children the dangers of drugs and violence, they also support law enforcement as they crack down on drug dealers who terrorize families and communities."

The grants focus on Community Policing, Juvenile Intervention, Family and Domestic Violence and Gang Task Force Strategies, D.A.R.E. programs, Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults, Multijurisdictional Task Forces, Money Laundering Task Forces, Prosecution, Youth Crime Prevention, and Computer Technology Strategies.

Byrne Memorial Formula Grants:

Cadillac will receive $34,189 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund a School Liaison Officer to investigate all criminal activity at schools, assist the school system in educating the students, and enforcing traffic laws, criminal laws, and local ordinances in and around the Cadillac Area Public Schools.

Manistee County will receive $35,863 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund Reconnecting Youth, which is designed to promote life skills building, good choice making, and a strong service learning component, as well as drug and alcohol education/counseling for youth in grades 6-9.

Traverse City will receive $35,539 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund a project to develop a community truancy center which will handle truants and give oversight to school suspensions through community education and concentrated efforts by patrol officers.

Manistee will receive $38,587 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund an officer to be permanently assigned to the high school, and an alternative learning center for high risk students to provide investigative, educational and support services to the school.

Cadillac will receive $51,183 for Family and Domestic Violence Strategies to fund a Domestic Violence Investigation Unit to increase the number of successful prosecutions of domestic assault and decrease the number of overall calls for domestic disturbances.

Leelanau County will receive $4,582 to fund a D.A.R.E. program for 245 fifth grade students in five schools.

Ogemaw County will receive $62,598 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund continuation of a project to address the increased use of illegal drugs and alcohol by the youth of Ogemaw County.

Kalkaska County will receive $65,042 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund a Juvenile/Adult Zero Tolerance Program which is designed to break the cycle of substance abuse, related at-risk behavior, and criminal activity by juveniles and adult offenders.

The 7th Probate Court/County of Charlevoix will receive $145,840 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund a new project of the Family Division of the Circuit Court for Charlevoix County, whose goals are to provide a safe, sober environment for youth who are ready to address their substance abuse problems.

Leelanau County will receive $40,031 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund a new project in which the Leelanau Family Court will implement a new drug testing program to reduce the use of drugs by juvenile offenders.

Grand Traverse County will receive $35,910 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund a new project in which treatment, case management, and intensive supervision for substance abusing offenders are provided to meet individual treatment needs.

The 46th Circuit Trial Court/County of Crawford will receive $63,180 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund the CLEAN (Community, Liaison, Enforcement, & Assistance Network) program which is designed to implement new services for alcohol and drug treatment for juveniles, families, and non-felony criminal offenders.

The 26th Circuit Court/County of Alpena will receive $201,573 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund Turning Point, a new project that will provide day treatment for substance abusing juveniles, along with other needed services. Clients will be drug tested and sanctions imposed when appropriate.

The Traverse Narcotics Team, a Multijurisdictional Task Force which operates in the counties of Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Missaukee, and Wexford, will receive $298,142. The Task Force will concentrate on undercover operations, surveillance, and interdiction with emphasis on proactive investigations targeting manufacturers, upper level dealers, and the assets derived from illegal trafficking in controlled substances.

The Strike Team Investigative Narcotic Group, a Multijurisdictional Task Force which operates in the counties of Arenac, Crawford, Iosco, Ogemaw, Oscoda, and Roscommon, will receive $248,163. It targets mid to upper level drug dealers and enforces drug offenses at all levels by disrupting the flow of narcotics.

The Strait Area Narcotics Enforcement, a Multijurisdictional Task Force which operates in the counties of Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Emmet, Mackinac, and Otsego, will receive $254,066. It targets mid to upper level drug dealers and enforces drug offenses at all levels by disrupting the flow of narcotics.

The Huron Undercover Narcotics Team, a Multijurisdictional Task Force which operates in the counties of Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, and Presque Isle, will receive $137,961. The Task Force will conduct narcotics and related investigations with a focus on mid to upper-level narcotics traffickers.

The Sheriffs, State, Chiefs, Enforcement of Narcotics Team, a Multijurisdictional Task Force which operates in the counties of Mason, Manistee, Oceana, and Lake, will receive $216,231. This Task Force will conduct investigations with the goal of removing mid to upper level narcotics dealers.

Clare County will receive $28,409 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund a school liaison officer to be assigned to three primary, one middle, one high school and the district’s alternative school to handle criminal and violent activity, truancy issues, and status offenses for the schools.

Clare will receive $5,659 to fund a D.A.R.E. program for 5 classes of 120 eighth grade students.

The 80th District Court/County of Gladwin will receive $11,155 for Drug Testing and Treatment for offenders placed on bond or probation for substance abuse related offenses.

Local Law Enforcement Block Grants:

Crawford County will receive $60,058 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund a School Liaison officer to work with youth to prevent violence, truancy, and delinquent behavior.

Missaukee County will receive $43,476 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund a School Liaison/Community Law Enforcement Officer for Missaukee County community schools. The officer will take a proactive role in preventing juvenile violence in the schools and community through interaction with students, parents and teachers.

Antrim County will receive $58,242 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund a School Liaison Officer to work with the Community in Schools Committee to develop after-school recreational and/or educational programs providing a positive alternative for juveniles.

Kalkaska County will receive $62,905 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund a School Liaison Officer who will carry out the crime prevention strategies of the Kalkaska County Drug Free Schools and Community Crime Prevention council.

Cheboygan County will receive $34,884 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund a School Liaison Officer who will use educational classes to increase student safety and to deter juvenile delinquent behavior.

Arenac County will receive $87,325 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund the School Liaison Officer Project. The project includes assigned officers who will investigate school complaints, attend extra curricular activities and functions, and provide education to students on the harmful effects of drug and alcohol abuse.

Roscommon County will receive $83,281 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund two sheriff deputies who will interact with juveniles in the local school systems and communities to address juvenile criminal behavior, violence, and gang-related activities.

Alpena County will receive $91,428 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund a Police/School Liaison Officer at the Alpena High School and a Police/School Liaison Officer at the Thunder Bay Junior High to help reduce delinquency, violence, gang involvement, drug activity, and truancy.

Wexford County will receive $48,826 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund a School Liaison Officer Program which will place an officer in the Manton, Mesick, Buckley, and Cadillac Area Public Schools. The three primary responsibilities include education, investigation, and intervention.

Kalkaska County will receive $99,978 for Computer Technology Strategies to increase the efficiency, improve the effectiveness and to enhance the accuracy of criminal justice records countywide.

Crawford County will receive $100,000 for Computer Technology Strategies to fund a project that will enable the users of the Crawford County criminal justice system to work electronically between one another, allowing speedy and accurate personnel, case, suspect, victim, and court information to be passed between the authorized users.

Wexford County will receive $11,400 for Computer Technology Strategies to fund a countywide criminal justice computer network to provide for complete sharing of information extracted from individual data bases.

Manistee County will receive $100,000 for Computer Technology Strategies to fund the Manistee County Law Enforcement Computer Linkage System (MCLECLS), which will provide computer linkage for criminal justice agencies in Manistee County.

Alpena County will receive $137,500 for Computer Technology Strategies to fund a network between the county of Alpena and the city of Alpena by implementing a new fiber-optic system.

Alcona County will receive $85,000 for Computer Technology Strategies to fund a new computer system in the Alcona County Sheriff’s Office which will be used first internally in the sheriff’s office, and will eventually connect the courts, prosecutor’s office, and all law enforcement agencies in Alcona County.

Montmorency County will receive $50,000 for Computer Technology Strategies to fund mobile data computers for patrol cars in the Sheriff’s Department. The computers will allow officers to obtain information, and record information more efficiently and effectively with accessibility to state and federal databases.

Clare County will receive $96,161 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund a patrol officer from the Clare City Police Department and a Deputy Sheriff from the Clare County Sheriff Department. They will address the needs of schools and safety concerns and will target youths at risk of involvement with drugs, violent behavior, criminal activity, and gang issues.

Clare County will receive $100,000 for Computer Technology Strategies to fund a countywide Criminal Justice Advisory Committee to develop and implement a plan for computer technology expansion to include agency connection for data sharing and information exchange.

These grants are Byrne Memorial Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block grants, which are available for competitive grant awards to state and local governmental entities. Grants are administered by the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy.

Greater Tri-Cities of Michigan to Receive $1,872,747

Governor John Engler has awarded $21 million in funds for drug prevention and policing initiatives programs across Michigan. The Upper Peninsula will receive $1,252,903 in Byrne Memorial Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block grants for a one-year period beginning October 1, 1999.

"These are important programs that are making a difference in the lives of people in the Upper Peninsula," said Engler. "Not only do they teach children the dangers of drugs and violence, they also support law enforcement as they crack down on drug dealers who terrorize families and communities."

The grants focus on Community Policing, Juvenile Intervention, Family and Domestic Violence and Gang Task Force Strategies, D.A.R.E. programs, Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults, Multijurisdictional Task Forces, Money Laundering Task Forces, Prosecution, Youth Crime Prevention and Computer Technology Strategies.

Byrne Memorial Formula Grants:

Dickinson County will receive $10,274 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund a school liaison officer to provide a complete attendance intervention program for the Dickinson County School District and take a proactive role in preventing juvenile violence.

Chippewa County will receive $7,092 to fund a D.A.R.E. program for 167 fifth and sixth graders in three schools.

Schoolcraft County will receive $6,768 to fund a D.A.R.E. program for 100 fifth grade students in five schools.

Dickinson County will receive $14,136 to fund a D.A.R.E. program for 422 sixth grade students in six schools, and high school lessons for 430 students in four schools.

Iron County will receive $12,618 to fund a D.A.R.E. program for 329 fifth and sixth grade students, junior high lessons for 345 seventh and eighth grade students, and K-4 visitation lessons for 732 students.

The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team, a Multijurisdictional Task Force which operates in Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon and Schoolcraft counties, will receive $351,000 to investigate the sources of illegal narcotics.

The Strait Area Narcotics Enforcement, a Multijurisdictional Task Force which includes the counties of Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Emmet, Mackinac and Otsego, will receive $254,066. It targets mid to upper level drug dealers and enforces drug offenses at all levels by disrupting the flow of narcotics.

Alger County will receive $60,690 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund A.S.A.P., a program that places a school liaison officer in the classroom in all four school districts in Alger County.

Chippewa County will receive $90,090 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund Chippewa County Schools’ Liaison Officer Project, which will employ two school liaison officers to address juvenile criminal behavior, truancy and violence.

Schoolcraft County will receive $24,390 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund Manistique Area School, Intermediate School District, Schoolcraft County Sheriff’s Department, Community Mental Health, Schoolcraft County Prosecutor and the Schoolcraft County Probate/Juvenile Court to reduce the number of chronically truant juveniles in the Schoolcraft County Schools.

Delta County will receive $56,214 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund a deputy who presents programs for students to prevent drug, alcohol, and tobacco use, gang activity and truancy.

Gogebic County will receive $49,743 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund a project that addresses the rising rate of truancy, violence and the illegal use of alcohol and drugs.

Iron County will receive $39,391 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund an officer to work with the Forest Park Schools District, the West Iron County School District, local law enforcement, courts, cities and townships to address juvenile crime through education and enforcement.

Menominee County will receive $40,663 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund a school liaison officer who educates and mentors at-risk elementary, junior high, and high school students to prevent and reduce truancy, violence and illegal use of tobacco and drugs.

Ontonagon County will receive $47,149 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund an officer who will work with students, schools and communities to work with truants and school dropouts.

Chippewa County will receive $98,045 for Computer Technology Strategies to develop a county wide computer-aided law enforcement records management system in Chippewa County.

Houghton County will receive $36,635 for Computer Technology Strategies expand the number of Houghton County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicles equipped with Mobile Data Computers.

Iron County will receive $33,939 for Computer Technology Strategies to modernize and fully integrate the computer system, to allow more citizen protection and service in Iron County.

Ontonagon County will receive $20,000 to fund Computer Technology Strategies for computer equipment to implement a network system to connect the Prosecutor’s Office and the Courts.

These grants are Byrne Memorial Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block grants, which are available for competitive grant awards to state and local governmental entities. Grants are administered by the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy in the Michigan Department of Community Health.

Washtenaw, Monroe, Livingston and Lenawee to Receive $838,217

Governor John Engler has awarded $21 million in funds for drug prevention and policing initiative programs across Michigan. West Michigan will receive $2,866,425 in Byrne Memorial Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block grants for a one-year period beginning October 1, 1999.

"These are important programs that are making a difference in the lives of people in West Michigan," said Engler. "Not only do they teach children the dangers of drugs and violence, they also support law enforcement as they crack down on drug dealers who terrorize families and communities."

The grants focus on Community Policing, Juvenile Intervention, Family and Domestic Violence and Gang Task Force Strategies, D.A.R.E. programs, Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults, Multijurisdictional Task Forces, Money Laundering Task Forces, Prosecution, Youth Crime Prevention, and Computer Technology Strategies.

Byrne Memorial Formula Grants:

Wyoming will receive $41,744 for Community Policing Strategies to fund the Wyoming Police Department Neighborhood Enforcement Team which will work with residents in eight apartment complex neighborhoods to identify and solve problems.

Holland will receive $199,776 for Community Policing Strategies to fund the School Community Out-Reach Endeavor, which will provide six officers for community policing in three target neighborhoods, three elementary schools and three secondary schools.

Grand Rapids will receive $550,000 for Community Policing Strategies to fund a comprehensive neighborhood-based approach to resolving safety, housing and juvenile delinquency problems.

The Muskegon County Prosecuting Attorney will receive $73,825 for Community Policing Strategies to fund Project Cornerstone to target four high-crime areas in the city of Muskegon.

Ottawa County will receive $90,850 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund the Juvenile Community Policing Team, which will utilize two Ottawa County Sheriff Deputies working in conjunction with the Court to reduce truancy and other delinquent behavior.

Fremont will receive $30,294 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund an officer whose focus is to decrease crime, drug use, and juvenile criminal offenses.

Allegan County will receive $25,584 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund an officer who is responsible for providing programs to reduce violence, mediate between school, parents, probation officers, and other agencies.

Spring Lake will receive $26,760 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund a community policing officer to work with the junior and senior high schools, the districts alternative school, two elementary schools and the residential community surrounding the schools.

Mecosta County will receive $32,729 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund a school resource/liaison officer to provide positive alternative programs, such as after-school activities, and provide open community discussions on drug awareness and violence.

Lake County will receive $29,700 for Juvenile Intervention Strategies to fund the Juvenile Officer Intervention Network (J.O.I.N.) Program. An officer will be assigned to the Baldwin Area schools to provide education and support services in the area of law enforcement and identifying at-risk juveniles.

Newaygo County will receive $46,307 for Family and Domestic Violence Strategies to fund one full time deputy to follow-up on domestic violence cases in the Newaygo County Sheriff Department.

Mecosta County will receive $5,625 for Family and Domestic Violence Strategies to fund a two-day community wide training facilitated by the Duluth Domestic Abuse Intervention Project to discuss and confront family and domestic violence.

Allegan County will receive $19,213 to fund a D.A.R.E. program for 1,065 fifth and sixth graders in five schools, and visitation lessons in one school for 75 students.

The 48th Circuit Court/County of Allegan will receive $138,185 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund a new project in which youth who are moderate to high risk will be placed into an intensive offender treatment program offering case management and surveillance.

The 61st District/Court City of Grand Rapids will receive $431,609 for Drug Testing and Treatment for Juveniles and Adults to fund the Drug Offender Prevention Effort, to provide substance abuse and community counseling services to targeted juvenile and adult offenders.

The Central Michigan Enforcement Team, a Multijurisdictional Task Force which operates in Ionia, Mecosta, Montcalm and Newaygo counties, will receive $205,351. The team will investigate drug traffickers and related conspiracies, violent criminals and gang activity.

The Metropolitan Enforcement Team, a Multijurisdictional Task Force which operates in the Grand Rapids/Kent County Metropolitan area, will receive $467,297. The team will investigate narcotic activity of upper level dealers and money laundering operations.

The Western Michigan Enforcement Team, a Multijurisdictional Task Force which operates in Ottawa, Allegan and Muskegon counties, will receive $317,120. The team will actively conduct drug investigations throughout the three county area.

Local Law Enforcement Block Grants:

Oceana County will receive $49,120 for Youth Crime Prevention to fund an officer to work with juveniles, school officials, parents, courts and the prosecutor to provide prevention education, investigate acts of delinquency and truancy and assist in the resolution of cases involving juveniles.

Mason County will receive $49,961 for Computer Technology Strategies to fund the Mason County Law Enforcement Network (MCLEN), which will coordinate and increase communication between local police, prosecutors and the courts.

Oceana County will receive $35,375 for Computer Technology Strategies to fund Oceana County criminal justice agencies to implement computerization in the 79th District Court and the Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office.

These grants are Byrne Memorial Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block grants, which are available for competitive grant awards to state and local governmental entities. Grants are administered by the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy in the Michigan Department of Community Health.