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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,068,475 FOR THE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS ADULT OFFENDER PROGRAMS IN SEDGWICK COUNTY.
Presented by: Mark Masterson, Director, Sedgwick County Department of Corrections.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the application for the grant, and if awarded authorize acceptance of the grant and establishment of budget authority as provided in the financial considerations section of this request.
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Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: Since 1983, the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) has provided grant funding for Community Corrections Adult Offender Programs in Sedgwick County. Before grant awards are announced, KDOC requires the submission of the Community Corrections Comprehensive Plan for SFY15 (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015). The signed application is due to KDOC no later than May 1, 2014. The Corrections Advisory Board approved the application on April 10, 2014.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: July 1, 2014
Grant period ends: June 30, 2015
Source of funding
Grant: $4,068,475 ($193,926 in 33014-253, $1,139,480 in 33015-253 and $2,735,069 in 33020-253)
Required Match: $0
Required Cash Match: $0
Required In-Kind Match: $0
Other funding:$1,150,000
TOTAL SOURCES: $5,218,475
Uses of funding (Note: Include any Required Matches in your totals)
Operational costs: $5,218,475
Personnel: $4,522,341
Contractual services: $340,612
Operational supplies: $147,596
Equipment: $14,000
Indirect administrative costs: $193,926
Capital projects cost:$0
TOTAL USES $5,218,475
Source of matching funds: N/A
Source of other funding: $405,000 in 33027-110 (CY15 request), $225,000 in 33023-110 (CY15 request) and $520,000 in client revenue. The Department of Corrections will also apply for local and federal Justice Assistance Grants (JAG), as done in the past. Once the final award is received from KDOC, adjustments will be made to the proposed budget.
Budget Authority Adjustment: Requests for additional authority for 2014 include $5,000 in 33014-253, $120,000 in 33015-253, and $145,000 in 33020-253. Details are included in the attached budget forms.
Personnel considerations: Attached
Expected measurable outcomes: (1) To improve supervision success rate in SFY15 by at least 3 percent from the previous year; (2) To increase utilization of specialized interventions in an effort to improve offender success on probation; (3) Complete the LSI-R Short Version on presumptive prison cases.
Alternatives: If we do not submit a plan for approval, we will not continue to receive these KDOC funds. We are obligated under state law K.S.A. 75-5291 to provide community corrections supervision to offenders assigned by the District Court.
Policy considerations: N/A
Legal considerations: The authority for this section is K.S.A. 19-101. A simple majority vote is required for approval.