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CONSIDERATION OF GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $334,963.00 FOR THE 2017 EDWARD J. BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT: 2017 PUBLIC SAFETY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.
Presented by: Michelline Stokes, Ph.D., Management Intern, County Manager's Office.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Open the public hearing, accept public comments, and close public hearing. Approve the grant application and related Agreement with the City of Wichita and authorize the Chairman or his designee to submit the application through the Justice Department Grants Management System (GMS) and accept a grant award agreement containing substantially the same terms and conditions as the application. Approve the establishment of budget authority at the time the grant documents are executed.
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The Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to the State and units of local government. JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system, from multi-jurisdictional drug and gang task forces, to crime prevention and domestic violence programs, courts, corrections, treatment, and justice information sharing initiatives. JAG awards are based on a statutory formula that involves computing an allocation for each state and territory, based on their share of violent crimes and population (weighted equally) with each state's share being a minimum of 0.25% of the total appropriation. Each state's final award amount is them divided between the State and local governments at a rate of 60 and 40 percent respectively. The local governments share is allocated to the individual governments based on their share on the state's 3-year violent crime average with a minimum allocation of $10,000. All allocations under $10,000 are returned to the state to be awarded through a separate application process.
JAG funds can be used for State and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contrac...
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