West Virginia Press Association
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Patrick Morrisey has announced that he has awarded $1,075,792.00 in Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program funds to forty (40) projects statewide. These funds will be used to assist state agencies, local units of government, and private non-profit agencies in carrying out specific programs that improve the criminal justice system. Special emphasis was placed on multi-jurisdictional projects and statewide projects that seek to create and/or retain jobs in the criminal justice system in West Virginia.
These funds are provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance and are administered by the Justice and Community Services (JCS) Section of the West Virginia Division of Administrative Services (DAS).
Funds were awarded to the following:
Barbour County Commission $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Sheriff Brett Carpenter
Phone: 304-457-2352
Email: [email protected]
Cabell County Commission $10,000.00 Funds will be used to combat the war on drugs and reduce incidents of violent crime.
Contact: Sheriff Charles N. Zerkle, Jr.
Phone: 304-526-8663
Email: [email protected]
City of Beckley $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Sgt. Jamie Wilhite
Phone: 304-256-1715
Email: [email protected]
City of Bridgeport $25,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: PFC Jamie Hamrick
Phone: 304-326-7135
Email: [email protected]
City of Bridgeport $60,000.00 Funds will be used to combat the war on drugs and reduce incidents of violent crime.
Contact: Chief Mark Rogers
Phone: 304-842-8260
Email: [email protected]
City of Charleston $25,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Lt. David M. Payne
Phone: 304-348-6470
Email: [email protected]
City of Charleston $40,000.00 Funds will be used to combat the war on drugs and reduce incidents of violent crime.
Contact: Sgt. Herick Miller
Phone: 304-348-6814
Email: [email protected]
City of Dunbar $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Lt. Mike Lester
Phone: 304-766-0204
Email: [email protected]
City of Morgantown $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Robert Gilmore
Phone: 304-284-7446
Email: [email protected]
City of Nitro $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Sgt. H.R. Blake II
Phone: 304-729-8071
Email: [email protected]
City of Ravenswood $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Chief Lance Morrison
Phone: 304-273-3500
Email: [email protected]
City of Ripley $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Chief Brad Anderson
Phone: 304-372-4711
Email: [email protected]
City of Vienna $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Chief Carl Powell
Phone: 304-295-8563
Email: [email protected]
City of Vienna $20,000.00 Funds will be used to combat the war on drugs and reduce incidents of violent crime.
Contact: Chief Carl Powell
Phone: 304-295-8563
Email: [email protected]
City of Williamstown $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Chief Shawn Graham
Phone: 304-375-7765
Email: [email protected]
City of Winfield $25,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Sgt. Josh Twohig
Phone: 304-586-2122
Email: [email protected]
Doddridge County Commission $30,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Scott Cochran
Phone: 304-873-2300
Email: [email protected]
Hampshire County Commission $30,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Denise Hott
Phone: 304-822-3528
Email: [email protected]
Hancock County Commission $25,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Beth Vaughan
Phone: 304-564-3911
Email: [email protected]
Hardy County Commission $25,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Wendy Branson
Phone: 304-530-0284
Email: [email protected]
Harrison County Commission $40,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Gina Jones
Phone: 304-624-8507
Email: [email protected]
Jefferson County Commission $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Deborah Lowe
Phone: 304-728-3369
Email: [email protected]
Lewis County Commission $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Tina J. Helmick
Phone: 304-269-8200
Email: [email protected]
Logan County Commission $30,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Sgt. Nicholas Booth
Phone: 304-792-8590
Email: [email protected]
Logan County Commission $48,000.00 Funds will be used to combat the war on drugs and reduce incidents of violent crime.
Contact: Kelly Bazzilla
Phone: 304-752-1347
Email: [email protected]
Mineral County Commission $25,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: John Wilson
Phone: 304-788-4200
Email: [email protected]
Monroe County Commission $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Melvin Young
Phone: 304-772-3096
Email: [email protected]
Morgan County Commission $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Jeromy Duelley
Phone: 304-258-2430
Email: [email protected]
Ohio County Commission $20,000.00 Funds will be used to combat the war on drugs and reduce incidents of violent crime.
Contact: Lt. Kent Lewis
Phone: 304-234-6092
Email: [email protected]
Pleasants County Commission $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Chief Deputy Jeremy Rhodes
Phone: 304-684-2285
Email: [email protected]
Putnam County Commission $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Chief Deputy Shane Shamblin
Phone: 304-586-0256
Email: [email protected]
Randolph County Commission $30,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: PRO Rocky Hebb
Phone: 304-636-2100
Email: [email protected]
Randolph County Commission $30,000.00 Funds will be used to combat the war on drugs and reduce incidents of violent crime.
Contact: David VanMeter
Phone: 304-636-2100
Email: [email protected]
Town of Eleanor $25,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Chief Xerxes E. Rahmati
Phone: 304-586-1200
Email: [email protected]
Upshur County Commission $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Matthew Sisk
Phone: 304-472-5480
Email: [email protected]
Village of Barboursville $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Chief Daren M. McNeil
Phone: 304-736-5204
Email: [email protected]
Webster County Board of Education $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Joseph Arbogast
Phone: 304-847-5638
Email: [email protected]
Wood County Commission $15,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
Contact: Toni Tiano
Phone: 304-481-6409
Email: [email protected]
WV State Police $202,792.00 Funds will be used to combat the war on drugs and reduce incidents of violent crime.
Contact: Captain L. J. Deskins
Phone: 304-766-5560
Email: [email protected]
Wyoming County Commission $25,000.00 Funds will be used to employ one or more Prevention Resource Officers (PROs) to act as mentors, role models, and advocates for students in West Virginia schools.
