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CONSIDERATION TO ACCEPT A PAUL COVERDELL NATIONAL FORENSIC SCIENCES IMPROVEMENT ACT GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,692 FOR THE PURCHASE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE EQUIPMENT AWARDED BY THE KANSAS CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL .
Presented by: Dr. Timothy P. Rohrig, Director, Regional Forensic Science Center.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the grant award and authorize the director to sign award forms [progress reports and financial reconsiliation documents], and establish budget authority as provided in the financial considerations section of this request.
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Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: N/A
Applied; not awarded: N/A
Grant Summary and Timeline: This is an annual award that is issued to the state of Kansas and is shared among the three eligible forensic labs in the state. This year it was determined that Sedgwick county would receive $23,692 to purchase scientific equipment. We plan to start the bid process for the equipment once the award has been officially accepted by the county with the completion of the purchasing process and utilization of the equipment by 30 Sept 2012.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: 1 Oct 11
Grant period ends: 30 Sept 12
Source of funding
Grant: $23,692
Required Match: $0
Required Cash Match: $0
Required In-Kind Match: $0
Other funding:$0
TOTAL SOURCES $23,692
Uses of funding (Note: Include any Required Matches in your totals)
Operational costs: $0
Personnel: $0
Contractual services: $0
Operational supplies: $0
Equipment:$23,692
Indirect administrative costs:$0
Capital projects cost:$0
TOTAL USES $ 23,692
Source of matching funds: N/A
Source of other funding: N/A
Budget Authority Adjustment: $23,692 in 15004-256, IO 150045-12
Personnel considerations: None
Expected measurable outcomes: Enhance technological capabilities in the investigation and adjudication of crimes committed within Sedgwick County and prosecuted at the municipal, state and Federal levels.
Alternatives: Do not accept the funds and not have available state-of-the-art scientific equipemnt for the investigation of crime within Sedgwick County.
Policy considerations: None
Legal considerations: The authority for this action is K.S.A. 19-101. A simple majority is required.