§ 52:17B-164 — Grant provisions, applications

6. a. An eligible municipality may apply to the Attorney General for a grant from the fund to pay the initial salaries of police officers and other law enforcement personnel deployed in a law enforcement project which is designed to meet the objectives of this act. A municipality which receives a grant for a project shall be responsible for paying the fringe benefits of all police officers or other law enforcement personnel hired, which shall be deemed the local cash match. A municipality shall further agree, as a condition of a grant awarded pursuant to this act, not to reduce its regular complement of police officers and other law enforcement personnel during the grant period. b. Applications for project grants shall be made in a manner prescribed by the Attorney General. The grant application shall describe the municipality's need for grant funding, the purpose and duration of the proposed project, how the funding will be used to further the objectives stated in section 4 of this act, and the indicators by which progress in achieving these objectives and the project's purpose will be measured. L.1993,c.220,s.6.