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z <br /> Press Release <br /> The Justice Department on April 1, 2002 announced the award of$114,058 to Orange <br /> County NC, to reimburse some of the costs of incarcerating criminals who have <br /> committed crimes in the United States. The goal of this program is to enhance public <br /> safety in counties throughout the nation. <br /> The opportunity originates from federally mandated programs that the County is <br /> providing at local cost. As many local entities are aware,the Federal government's <br /> domestic agenda drives local political entities to assure more responsibility for the <br /> administration and delivery of government services. Many times these services are <br /> funded with local dollars. <br /> However, in some cases there are Federal funding opportunities available, if the proper <br /> request is made. Identifying these opportunities and then properly applying for them are <br /> not simple tasks. The interaction between Federal, state and local political entities is <br /> complex, and often unwieldy for most local political entities. <br /> The Sheriff s Office initiated an aggressive program of researching and applying for little <br /> known federal programs to supplement the local tax burden by engaging Justice Benefits, <br /> Inc., (JBI)for assistance. <br /> JBI is a public sector consulting firm located in Dallas, Texas, that specializes in locating <br /> and accessing hard-to-find federal reimbursements for local and state entities. JBI does <br /> the research, gathers the data, completes all necessary documentation and returns the <br /> application back to the county for Federal submission. With the expertise and experience <br /> that JBI brought to the table on this claim. Orange County was able to maximize its <br /> dollar amount on this application. Orange County was one of only 517 (out of 3,140) <br /> eligible local entities across the U.S. that successfully applied for these dollars. <br /> I <br />