The City of Santa Clarita is seeking community feedback on a public safety grant proposal for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program. All public comments must be received by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 27.
The City of Santa Clarita is eligible to receive $24,948 from the U.S. Department of Justice’s JAG program, which is aimed at enhancing public safety. JAG allows states and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and better respond to crime based on local needs and conditions. Funds may be used for hiring, training and maintaining personnel, as well as for equipment, supplies and more to improve overall crime prevention.
Proposed operations and strategies for the 2025 JAG program application will go towards the acquisition of fixed speed radar devices to capture unsafe speeds, red-dot optics to enhance target scope accuracy for those serving on the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station’s Special Assignment Team, a breach and rescue bar for the Station’s Crime Impact Team and scanners for the Station’s Detective Bureau to improve capacity and efficiencies in recording evidence. These acquisitions will supplement the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station’s crime prevention and response operations.
For more information on the 2025 JAG program application or to comment on the proposal, please contact Masis Hagobian at (661) 286-4057 or via email at mhagobian@santaclarita.gov.
