The Grant Unit  seeks out and utilizes the available grants that are allocated to specific criteria in the department, from various agencies and programs.  For more information please call Jessica Griggs at 256-427-7002.

The Huntsville Police Department currently receives grant funding from various sources, including Federal and State agencies. Our department strives to obtain grant funding to provide resources that are not able to be funded from local general funding.

 

As of January 1, 2008, the Huntsville Police Department is currently operating from the following grants:

 

1) Name of Grant: FY 2006 Youth Gang and Crime Prevention Program

Granting Agency: Department of Justice- Bureau of Justice Assistance

Amount: $246,807

*This grant will provide for youth gang involvement and crime prevention within the Huntsville City Schools, as well as through the Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program.

2) Name of Grant: FY 2006 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant

Granting Agency: Department of Justice- Bureau of Justice Assistance

Amount: $104,004

 *This grant will be shared with the Madison County Commission. It will allow for the purchase of various computer and equipment upgrades. It will also assist with funding the Gang Intervention and Violence Education (GIVE) Program, conducted by the Madison County District Attorney Office.

3) Name of Grant: FY 2007 Strategic Counterdrug Team Grant

Granting Agency: Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Division

Amount: $300,000

 *This grant will assist in funding the daily operation of the Madison/Morgan County Drug Task Force.

 4) Name of Grant: FY 2007 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Grant

Granting Agency: Executive Office of the President- Office of Nation Drug Control Police

Amount:                       $134,642 (FY 2007)

 *This grant will assist in funding the daily operation of the Madison/Morgan County Drug Task Force.

 Budget Summary