Earmark - To improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and enforce state and local laws

Agency:		Department of Justice
Bureau:		Office of Justice Programs
Account:		State and local law enforcement assistance (15-0404)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Director, OBMS
Contact Information:		http://WWW.USDOJ.GOV 202-514-2007

To improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and enforce state and local laws - Alaska Police Department.

1 recipient will receive $197,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: 169

Description: The primary goal of this grant is to improve the State's volunteer search and rescue operations. This will be done by establishing the Alaska Search and Rescue Association (ASARA), a non-profit statewide organization that will service the needs of "professional volunteer searchers" in Alaska. Once established, ASARA will become a Licensed Organization through recognition from the National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR). At present, the State search and rescue volunteers lack consistent training and the proper safety equipment to operate in the hazardous conditions that they often find themselves in. The new State organization will increase the number of NASAR-trained instructors and provide NASAR-approved training to up to 900 volunteer searchers statewide.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Alaska State Troopers (809387392)	$197		State Government	5700 East Tudor Road Anchorage, AK

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: Pub. L. No. 108-447

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $200,000 for the South Central Alaska Search and Rescue Training Project for the Alaska Police Department;

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007