Criminal Justice Planning
The Criminal Justice Program grew out of the COG’s responsibility to conduct Criminal Justice Planning for the six-county region. Each year, the Criminal Justice Planner facilitates the development of Community Plans for all counties within the Heart of Texas Council of Governments’ region. The plans outline the needs and issues affecting law enforcement, juveniles, and victims in each county. Gaps in services, services currently provided, and services and resources the counties would like to establish in order to fill the gaps are identified in the plan. Participation in this critical aspect of the program is vital for those entities applying for funding through the Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Division (CJD). Our Criminal Justice team then develops a Regional Strategic Plan from the data, trends, and gaps identified in the six-county Community Plans.
Useful Tools and Resources
The following resources are designed to assist jurisdictions and agencies in applying for Homeland Security Grant Program funds. Provided resources include assets to inform jurisdictions and agencies of the process utilized to apply for, prioritize, and allocate grant funding.
- Office of the Governor Application Development Guide
- Homeland Security Strategic Plan Goals, Objectives, and Priority Actions Reference Manual
- SHSP Grant Item Checklist
- SHSP Visual Checklist
- Texas Office of the Governor (OOG) eGrants Website
- eGrants User Guide to Creating an Application
- USPS Zip + 4 Look – Up Tool
- Authorized Expenditure List (AEL) Code Reference
- Blank W – 9 Form
- Blank Direct Deposit Form
- Blank Texas Payee ID Form
- National Incident Management System (NIMS) Policy and Procedure Template
- System for Award Management (SAM) Website
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts – Procurement and Statewide Support Services
- SHSP So You Were Awarded a Grant Checklist
- Texas Statewide Communications Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC)
- FEMA Resource Typing Library Tool
- NIMS National Integration Center
- National Preparedness Goal
- Office of Justice Programs’ Financial Guide
- Uniform Grant Management Standards
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