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CONSIDERATION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,051,441.16 FOR THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS- JUVENILE SERVICES (KDOC-JS) SFY 20 FUNDING AND APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH KANSAS LEGAL SERVICES FOR YOUTH ATTORNEY SERVICES.
Presented by: Glenda Martens, Director, Department 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 contract with Kansas Legal 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 corrections 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 SFY20 funding application and Comprehensive Plan. The SFY20 application is for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. The total allocation for Graduated Sanctions for Sedgwick County in SFY20 is $2,884,113.88. There is an additional allocation for Prevention of $168,327.28 that Sedgwick County plans to use to fund a case management position and contract with Kansas Legal Services for youth attorney services ($100,000). The Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board (Team Justice) approved the Comprehensive Plan and Grant Application/funding plan at their March 29, 2019 meeting.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: July 1, 2019
Grant period ends: June 30, 2020
Source of funding
Grant: $3,051,441
Required Match: $0
Required Cash Match: $0
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