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Council approves federal law‑enforcement and Ryan White grant subawards amid public comment on priorities
Summary
The Metro Council approved multiple subawards and grants for police equipment and HIV services. Public commenters urged redirecting HIV funding toward mental‑health services; department directors and council members explained federal restrictions on grant usage and defended the public‑health rationale.
The Metro Council on Feb. 12 approved several grant awards for law enforcement equipment and HIV service subrecipients and heard public comment opposing continued HIV program funding in favor of mental‑health spending.
The council voted to accept a Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) award of $99,980 for law enforcement equipment and a separate subaward from the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (Ryan White JAG subaward) of $30,647 for HIV law‑enforcement related equipment and services. Both motions…
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