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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,051,441.16 FOR THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - JUVENILE SERVICES (KDOC-JS) SFY 19 FUNDING AND APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH KANSAS LEGAL SERVICES FOR PREVENTION SERVICES.
Presented by: Glenda Martens, Director, Sedgwick County Division of Corrections.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the application for the grant, and if awarded authorize acceptance of the grant, the establishment of budget authority as provided in the Financial Considerations section of this request, and enter into contract with Kansas Legal Services for Prevention Services.
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Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: This is an annual grant for Kansas Administrative Counties who are responsible for implementing their judicial district's comprehensive plan for the development, implementation, operation, and improvement of juvenile community correctional services. Sedgwick County began receiving funds for local juvenile justice programming in 1998. In order to continue to receive grant funds, Sedgwick County must submit a SFY19 funding application. The SFY19 application is for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. The total allocation for Graduated Sanctions for Sedgwick County in SFY 19 is $2,884,113.88. There are an additional allocation for Prevention ($168,327.28) and Sedgwick County contracts with Kansas Legal Services for Detention Advocacy Services and legal services with this part of the allocation.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: July 1, 2018
Grant period ends: June 30, 2019
Source of funding
Grant: $ 3,051,441
Required Match: $ 0
Required Cash Match: $ 0
Required In-Kind Match: $ 0
Other funding:$
TOTAL SOURCES: $3,051,441
Uses of funding (Note: Include any Required Matches in your totals)
Operational costs: $3,051,441
Personnel: $2,563,445
Contractual services: $431,253
Operational supplies: $24,970
Equipment:$31,773
Indirect administrative costs:$
Capital projects cost:$
TOTAL USES $3,051,441
Source of matching funds: N/A
Source of other funding: N/A
Budget Authority Adjustment: Approval of the agenda item and receipt of the grant will require total additional 2018 budget authority between the fund centers outlined in the attached grant budget forms for a total of $3,051,441.
Personnel considerations: No new positions are being added with this funding. Existing program staff will be funded at 100% with administrative positions being funded at percentages related to duties.
Expected measurable outcomes: Process Outcome - To serve 200 youth in SFY19, the number of minority and low-income youth in secure detention who receive case management services (125 youth) and short-term intervention services (75 youth), as measured by program participation records maintained by Kansas Legal Services. To provide legal services to youth detained.
Behavioral Outcome - To increase by 1% (from 88% to 89%) in SFY19 the percentage of program participants who do not return to the Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center and/or the Juvenile Detention Facility during case management, as measured by admission records.
Requirements from Sedgwick County: Division of Corrections will monitor the Detention Advocacy Services Prevention program and complete all program reports to KDOC-JS quarterly. Division of Corrections will work with Finance to assure fiscal reports are submitted quarterly.
Alternatives: If we do not submit a funding application for approval, we will not be able to receive these KDOC-JS funds.
Policy considerations: None
Legal considerations: This Action is Authorized by K.S.A. 19-101, et. seq. A simple majority is required.