David Steingraber, Executive Director Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance

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David Steingraber, Executive DirectorWisconsin
Office of Justice Assistance
Homeland Security and Justice Information Sharing
Where the Rubber Meets the Road
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Traditional Justice Funding Sources For CJIS

• Edward Byrne Memorial Grants
• Local Law Enforcement Block Grants
• Now Justice Assistance Grants (JAG)
• Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
• National Criminal History Improvement Program
• COPS
• Violence Against Women Act

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Homeland Security Funding

• State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) Provides
  support for emergency first responders, critical
  infrastructure protection, terrorism prevention,
  training and exercises.
• Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program
  (LETPP) Enhance the capabilities of law
  enforcement to detect, deter, and disrupt acts of
  terrorism by providing funding for information
  sharing and analysis, interoperable
  communications, threat recognition, and
  intervention activities.

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Homeland Security Funding

• Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) provides
  funding to address the unique security needs of
  large metropolitan areas to enhance terrorism
  preparedness.
• ITEP is intended to promote proof of concept
  efforts with public private partnerships to
  deploy state of the art information technology in
  support of homeland security.

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Understanding Homeland Security

• Who can apply
• 80 must go to Local Agencies
• 3 for Administrative Costs
• 17 for State Agencies

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Funding Levels and Trends

• Justice Programs
• FY04 30 million
• FY05 18 million
• Homeland Security
• FY04 51 Million
• FY05 29 Million

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Funding Opportunities

• The Wisconsin Strategy
• Build information sharing capacity among
  justice/public safety partners by providing
  infrastructure to enhance both strategic
  information sharing for planning and resource
  development and an effective tactical response.

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What Can You Do?

• Identify you Homeland Security SAA
• Participate in Development and review of
  Strategic Plan
• Define nexus between homeland security and CJIS
• Develop local government funding stream

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Homeland Security SAA

• Designated by Governor
• Must be the administering agency for ALL ODP
  funding
• Given wide discretion use and allocation of funds
• Must develop strategy based on threat assessment