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Consideration of a grant in the amount of $294,577 for the continuation of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Recommended Action: Approve the application for the grant, and if awarded authorize acceptance of the grant, the chairman to sign all grant documents (as required), the establishment of budget authority as provided in the Financial Considerations section of this Request, and implementation of the Staffing Table changes identified in the Personnel Considerations section of this Request.
The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office received notice on July 31, 2018 from the U.S. Department of Justice inviting applications for funding under the FY18 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces and requested that the Sheriff's Office ICAC Taskforce submit an application by August 14, 2018 for which the federal portion should not exceed $294,577.00. This funding will cover the costs of the continuation of the existing program for an additional 12 months starting October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. This federal funding covers the costs of two detectives, detective vehicle costs, training, supplies and other operating costs associated with the program. A portion of the funding will be passed through to the City of Wichita to reimburse them for the costs associated with a detective and program related vehicle costs. An interlocal agreement with the City of Wichita will be developed to pass through their share of funding once an award is issued by the U.S. Justice Department.
Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline:
The following is a project abstract of the 2018 ICAC Continuation Grant Application.
The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office is the grantee and administrator of the Kansas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The Sheriff's Office uses ICAC Continuation program proceeds to ...
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