LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS
Overview
The purpose of the Program, as identified in Sections 1408(c) of the Act, is to issue Grants to local law enforcement agencies to "investigate violations of and enforce laws relating to unlawful gambling in this Commonwealth."
Grant Funding Usage
- Identification, Prevention and Deterrence
- Prevention, Enforcement, Investigation and Prosecution
- Other Prevention and Enforcement Programs
Eligible Applicants
- The Police Department of a Pennsylvania municipality, region or group of Pennsylvania municipalities.
- The Office of the District Attorney of a Pennsylvania county.
- The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), when conducting unlawful gambling enforcement and prevention activities in a municipality which does not have a municipal police department, and in which the PSP provides the municipality with primary police coverage.
- A multi-jurisdictional law enforcement group composed of members of any of the agencies described above. (i.e., task forces)
- Other agencies with police powers to investigate and enforce laws relating to unlawful gambling in the Commonwealth, including among others, sheriffs and college and university campus police departments.
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