(b) Eligible recipients.

1. (1) Multi-jurisdictional drug crime task forces are the only eligible recipients of grants awarded from the State Drug Crime Enforcement and Prosecution Grant Fund.
2. (2) A multi-jurisdictional drug crime task force (DTF) is defined in Arkansas Code § 12-17-101(4) as an association consisting of a minimum of two (2) law enforcement agencies and one (1) prosecuting attorney acting by agreement to jointly investigate and prosecute drug crimes in a defined geographical area or judicial district.

(c) Requirement for local matching funds.

1. (1) Grantees must contribute local matching funds equaling at least twenty percent (20%) of the total grant award, Arkansas Code § 12-17-105(a).
2. (2) The source of these matching funds must be from county or municipal general revenue appropriations or authorized drug control fund disbursements of any participating DTF award, Arkansas Code § 12-17-105(b).
3. (3) Local match may be satisfied by a cash match, an in-kind match, or a combination of the two (2), and must be directly dedicated to the goals of the project.
4. (4) Allowable items for in-kind match are determined by the Office of Intergovernmental Services and will be listed on applications.
5. (5) Local match may not be satisfied from any federal funding source.

(d) Uses of grant awards.

1. (1) In general, grant awards are to be used for investigation and prosecution of drug crimes within the State of Arkansas, Arkansas Code § 12-17-102(a).

2. (2)

   1. (A) Grant awards must be used specifically for:

(i) Salaries;

1. (ii) Personal services matching;

   1. (iii) Overtime;

      1. (iv) Maintenance and general operations;
      2. (v) Evidential purchases of controlled substances or information;
      3. (vi) Informant and witness compensation;
      4. (vii) Rent;
      5. (viii) Utilities;
      6. (ix) Telecommunications;
      7. (x) Fuel;
      8. (xi) Vehicle maintenance and repair;
      9. (xii) In­state training; and
      10. (xiii) Travel expenses.
   2. (B) See Arkansas Code § 12-17-107(a).
2. (3) Grant awards may also be used for capital outlay or equipment purchases not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per item, Arkansas Code § 12-17-107(c).
3. (4) Each grant award will provide for accounting and fiscal officer services, Arkansas Code § 12-17-107(b).

(e) Criteria for awarding of grants.

1. (1) The council will award grants from the State Drug Crime Enforcement and Prosecution Grant Fund in a fair and equitable manner, and in a manner that it believes will best facilitate and enhance drug crime investigation and prosecution in the State of Arkansas.

2. (2) Criteria used in selecting recipients or amounts awarded may include, but are not limited to, the following:

   1. (A) Productivity of the applying DTF, in a time period determined by the council, as evaluated by analysis of any number of the following:

      1. (i) Number of drug crime arrests;
      2. (ii) Number of convictions, including convictions arising from plea bargains, resulting from drug crime arrests;
      3. (iii) Sum of drug amounts seized;
      4. (iv) Previous and/or current funding levels;
      5. (v) Staffing and resource levels;
      6. (vi) Population base served;
      7. (vii) Square mileage of jurisdictional area served; and
      8. (viii) Performance related to previous allocations of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants and/or Special State Assets Forfeiture Fund moneys;
   2. (B) Justification of need as contained in the application;
   3. (C) Measurability of goals and objectives contained in the application;
   4. (D) Achievability of goals and objectives contained in the application;
   5. (E) Percentage level of local matching funds; and
   6. (F) Any additional criteria subsequently determined by the council.