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Training Funding Sources
BJA: Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Block Grants
(Byrne Formula Grants). States may use formula funds to support a range
of activities that could have an effect on terrorism and domestic preparedness.
States may also request a waiver of the criminal justice improvement set-aside
requirement to use these reserved Byrne funds to respond to the
demands placed on criminal justice system components by the September 11 terrorist
attacks. Such funds are still subject to the terms and conditions of the Byrne
Formula Grant Program and may also be used for any and all of the following
purposes: developing and implementing anti-terrorism plans and training
programs, purchasing equipment for local law enforcement anti-terrorism projects,
improving community crime prevention and security, creating multijurisdictional
task forces in response to organized crime, facilitating interagency and intelligence
coordination, integrating criminal justice information systems, investigating
and prosecuting money laundering and cybercrime, and improving DNA identification
systems.
BJA: Local Law Enforcement Block Grants (LLEBG). LLEBG directly
funds units of local government to support projects that improve public safety.
ODP: Domestic Preparedness Training Program. ODP's Training
and Technical Assistance Program provides more than 30 direct training and technical
assistance courses and programs to state and local jurisdictions. Internet,
video, and satellite broadcast training courses also are provided by ODP through
a distance learning program. Training is provided for emergency management,
fire and HazMat, law enforcement, emergency medical service, health and medical,
and public works.
ODP: Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Training Program. The Nunn-Lugar-Domenici
(NLD) Training Program was administered by the U.S. Department of Defense prior
to its transfer to ODP in October 2000 and identified the nation's 120 largest
cities to receive training, exercises, and equipment funds. Prior to the program's
transfer, 68 of the 120 cities received all elements of the NLD Training Program,
and 37 others received only the training component. ODP will complete delivery
of the program to these 37 cities and deliver all program elements to the remaining
15 designated cities. U.S. Attorneys and/or their Anti-Terrorism Coordinators
who have one or more of the 120 NLD cities located in their districts may wish
to contact ODP's State Administering Agencies (SAAs) for more information. Information about the ODP SAA points
of contact is available at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/state.htm.
BJA: State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT) Program.
The SLATT program provides training and technical assistance on terrorism detection,
investigation, prevention, and disruption to state and local law enforcement
administrators and prosecution authorities. More information about the SLATT
Program is available at www.iir.com/slatt.
OVC: Training for Community Mental Health Providers. OVC and
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are developing a training program,
which includes a training manual and field guide, for community mental health
providers on assisting victims of terrorism and mass violence.
OVC: Assisting First Responders to Help Victims. OVC is working
with ODP on a victims' component for ODP trainings to enhance the capacity of
first responders to deal effectively with victims of terrorism. These will be
made available through ODP courses or through OVC.
Training Funding Hypotheticals
Can OJP funds be used to train citizens in rural farming areas about
biological agents (e.g., anthrax, brucellosis, plague, tularemia, viral hemorrhagic
fevers) that have illness-producing effects on people, livestock, and crops
that may be the harbinger of a terrorist attack?
Yes, under BJA Byrne Formula Grant Program Purpose Area #4. Also see BJA LLEBG
Program Purpose Area #4, establishing crime prevention programs that include
cooperation between law enforcement and community residents to control, detect,
or investigate crime or prosecuting criminals.
Can OJP funds be used for training a dog to detect chemical agent bombs?
Yes, under BJA LLEBG Program Purpose Area #1. Also see BJA Byrne Formula Grant
Program Purpose Area #26.
Can OJP funds be used for sending local paramedics to a training exercise
on the triage of victims of a radiological bomb event?
Yes, under BJA LLEBG Program Purpose Area #1. Also see BJA Byrne Formula Grant
Program Purpose Area #26. Also see ODP technical assistance and exercise programs
for assistance with the design, development, and conduct of weapons-of-mass-destruction exercises for
state and local jurisdictions.
Can OJP funds be used to train a state medical examiner to identify,
through DNA samples, the deceased victims of a terrorist attack? And can OJP
funds be used to procure the necessary equipment to achieve these results?
Yes, under BJA LLEBG Program Purpose Area #4, enhancing the adjudication of
cases involving violent offenders, and under BJA Byrne Formula Grant Program
Purpose Area #25, the equipment may be purchased.
Can OJP funds be used to train citizens and the media to be alert to
possible terror-related crimes?
Yes, under BJA LLEBG Program Purpose Area #4 and #6, establishing crime prevention
programs that include cooperation between law enforcement and community residents
to control, detect, or investigate crime or the prosecution of criminals. Also
see BJA Byrne Formula Grant Program Purpose Areas #4, #26, and #28.
Can OJP funds be used to send state and local public
health workers and emergency personnel to a conference in Atlanta, Georgia,
on weapons of mass destruction sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention?
Yes, under BJA Byrne Formula Grant Program Purpose Area #26. Also see BJA LLEBG
Program Purpose Area #1; however, there may be a restriction on travel expenses.
Can OJP funds be used to train first responders in the effects of terrorism
and other mass casualty crimes on victims, including the needs of victims, available
resources, statutory rights of victims, and secondary trauma in first responders?
Yes, through a current joint training initiative between OVC and OJP's Office
for Domestic Preparedness, which is geared toward training first responders
in responding to the needs of victims.
Can OJP funds be used to train mental health providers, crime victim
assistance professionals, faith-based counselors, and chaplains in providing
appropriate mental health support following terrorist incidents?
Yes, in three possible ways: (1) under Training and
Technical Assistance Support
from OVC's Anti-Terrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Terrorism and
Mass Violence Crimes, (2) through OVC's Training and
Technical Assistance Center (TTAC),
and (3) through OVC's Criminal Crisis Response Initiative
(CCRI).
Can OJP funds be used to train a community in preparing a coordinated
response to the diverse needs of high-profile crime victims during a criminal
justice process, such as the Oklahoma City bombing trial?
Yes, in three possible ways: (1) under Training and
Technical Assistance Support
from OVC's Anti-Terrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Terrorism and
Mass Violence Crimes, (2) through OVC's Training and
Technical Assistance Center (TTAC),
and (3) through OVC's Criminal Crisis Response Initiative
(CCRI).
Can OJP funds be used to train crime victim service providers and allied
professionals in understanding the long-term needs of terrorism victims?
Yes, in three possible ways: (1) under Training and
Technical Assistance Support
from OVC's Anti-Terrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Terrorism and
Mass Violence Crimes, (2) through OVC's Training and
Technical Assistance Center (TTAC),
and (3) through OVC's Criminal Crisis Response Initiative
(CCRI).
For Further Information on Training
Related Links:
BJA FY 2001 Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Fact Sheet (FY 2001)
BJA Byrnes Formula Purpose Areas
BJA FY 2001 Local Law Enforcement Block Grants (LLEBG)
Program
BJA LLEBG Purpose Areas
BJA-Funded State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT) Program Brief
ODP publications
OVC publications
Questions?
AskBJA@ojp.usdoj.gov
slatt@iir.com
AskOSLDP@ojp.usdoj.gov
AskOVC@ojp.usdoj.gov
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