Cash Crop

Provides funding to locate and eradicate illicit marijuana fields.

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS,

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Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Sections 201 and 202, as amended, and an act appropriating funds for the Department of Justice in the current fiscal year.

To partner with DEA to locate and eradicate illicit cannabis plants, and to investigate and prosecute those cases in court.

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1. THE AGENCY will, with its own law enforcement personnel and employees, as hereinafter specified, perform the activities and duties described below: a. Gather and report intelligence data relating to the illicit cultivation, possession, and distribution of illicit cannabis. b. Investigate and report instances involving the trafficking in controlled substances. c. Provide law enforcement personnel for the eradication of illicit cannabis located within the State of Illinois. d. Make arrests and refer to the appropriate prosecutorial authority cases for prosecution under controlled substances laws and other criminal laws. e. Send required samples of eradicated illicit cannabis to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Potency Monitoring Project. f. MANDATORY requirement for THE AGENCY to utilize the Web-based DEA internet Capability Endeavor(DICE) or if applicable the Firebird based DEA Analysis/Response Tracking System (DARTS) to report all statistics and seizures per incident, to include the submission of significant items for de-confliction and information sharing purposes. g. Submit electronically the signed “State/Local Agency DCESP Monthly Accounting Form” (DEA DCE/SP monthly expenditure report) with a copy of THE AGENCY’s general ledger to the DEA Regional Contractor. If applicable, attached an invoice reflecting the expenditures for equipment in excess of $2,500.00, which was previously approved by DEA Headquarters, and the expenses associated with the rental of leasing of vehicles or aircraft. When overtime is claimed the officer’s name, date worked, hours worked, and rate of pay are REQUIRED. NOTE: Monthly “zero expenditures” are also required.

Government Organizations;

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with States, units of local government, in this case specifically law enforcement. Law enforcement agencies within the US are eligible to participate in this program.

State and local governments; Law Enforcement agencies

Project Grants

Public Safety

The applicant must complete an annual Strategic Plan.

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The applicant must complete an annual Strategic Plan and submit to DOJ.

Proposals are evaluated according the outlined uses of the funds presented in the annual strategic plan.

All applications are reviewed and evaluated by DOJ. DOJ then issues a "Letter of Agreement" for signature by both parties.

September 30 of each year.

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This is an annual agreement - no renewals.

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Only available for ISP use.

Recipients are mandated to utilize the Web-based DEA internet Capability Endeavor(DICE) or if applicable the Firebird based DEA Analysis/Response Tracking System (DARTS) to report all statistics and seizures per incident, to include the submission of significant items for de-confliction and information sharing purposes. Recipients must also submit electronically the signed “State/Local Agency DCESP Monthly Accounting Form” (DEA DCE/SP monthly expenditure report) with a copy of THE AGENCY’s general ledger to the DEA Regional Contractor. If applicable, attached an invoice reflecting the expenditures for equipment in excess of $2,500.00, which was previously approved by DEA Headquarters, and the expenses associated with the rental of leasing of vehicles or aircraft. When overtime is claimed the officer’s name, date worked, hours worked, and rate of pay are REQUIRED. NOTE: Monthly “zero expenditures” are also required.

See 2 CFR 200 for audit requirements.\n\nFor-profit applicants and applicants applying as individuals (in his/her personal capacity) should review carefully the DOJ Grants Financial Guide and the award terms and conditions for the specific audit requirements that will be applied to awards made to these applicant types.

See 2 C.F.R . 200.334 for the government-wide requirements for retention requirements for records..

Cash Crop Detection and Eradification

PY-$100,000; CY-$20,000; BY-$40,000.

$20,000 - $100,000

In FY17 the ISP seized 11,288 cannabis plants, resulting in 18 arrests; in FY18 the ISP seized 1,181 cannabis plants, resulting in 8 arrests; in FY19 the ISP seized 1,370 cannabis plants, resulting in 2 arrests; in FY20 the ISP seized 1,515 cannabis plants, resulting in 13 arrests.

See signed Letter of Agreement between agencies

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Springfield, Illinois

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10/1/2021

FY 2015 : $164,426
FY 2016 : $110,062
FY 2017 : $156,322
FY 2018 : $130,000
FY 2019 : $130,000
FY 2020 : $30,000
FY 2021 : $20,000