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Rep. Weber Announces Grants to Help Improve Public Safety

Washington, September 27, 2022

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) announced that the cities of Angleton, Beaumont, and Galveston will receive grants from the United States Department of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Assistance Grant (JAG) Program to help improve public safety in those communities. The grants include:

  • The City of Angleton will receive $14,992
  • The City of Beaumont will receive $133,497
  • The City of Galveston will receive $48,210

“These grant funds will provide our law enforcement and criminal justice agencies with the resources they need to keep our communities safe,” said Rep. Weber. “This is great news for Southeast Texas.”

Background from the U.S. Department of Justice:

The JAG program allows units of local government to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and local needs and conditions. Grant funds can be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice or civil proceedings, including for any one or more of the following program areas: 1) law enforcement programs; 2) prosecution and court programs; 3) prevention and education programs; 4) corrections and community corrections programs; 5) drug treatment and enforcement programs; 6) planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs; 7) crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation); 8) mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs, including behavioral programs and crisis intervention teams; and 9) implementation of state crisis intervention court proceedings and related programs or initiatives, including but not limited to: mental health courts; drug courts; veterans courts; and extreme risk protection order programs.