Title
Authorization to Apply for the Arizona Department of Public Safety Fentanyl Prosecution, Diversion and Testing Grant (Ordinance S-50567)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to allow the Police Department to apply for, accept, and enter into an agreement with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) for the Fentanyl Prosecution, Diversion and Testing Grant. The grant funds are available on a first-come, first-served basis. No matching funds are required.
Report
Summary
The Police Department wants to apply for the DPS Fentanyl Prosecution, Diversion and Testing Grant. The purpose of this grant is to provide reimbursement to law enforcement agencies for costs associated with investigations, testing, and prosecution or diversion of fentanyl related crimes. The Drug Enforcement Bureau Street Enforcement Unit (SEU) would utilize the Fentanyl Prosecution, Diversion and Testing Grant to facilitate the Police Department’s detectives fentanyl trafficking investigations. These investigations would aim to identify, target, and successfully prosecute fentanyl traffickers in a manner that would prevent them from victimizing any other individuals. In the process of targeting fentanyl traffickers, SEU will identify, locate, and arrest subjects trafficking in fentanyl.
Grant applications will be accepted until the $3,000,000 is depleted or June 30, 2024. If approved, the Police Department will move forward with submitting our application.
Contract Term
The contract term will be for one year from the date of approved award.
Financial Impact
No matching funds are required.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department.