Department: Sheriff
Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): GY24_COLDCASES
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): United States Department of Justice
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Sheriff's Office for approval to accept from the United States Department of Justice grant funds in the amount of $500,000, with no required cash match, for the FY 2024 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Program, and one position effective November 2, 2024.
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Background and Discussion:
This grant would enable the Sheriff's Office to hire a full-time Deputy to review cold cases that have solvability potential. The grant would also be used to pay for overtime hours worked by investigators to solve cold case homicides. The grant period is October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2027.
Expected Impact:
This grant project seeks to increase the number of cold case prosecutions and to decrease the number of unsolved homicide cold cases in Harris County.
Alternative Options:
Not accepting this grant award would cause the Sheriff's Office to forfeit the opportunity to receive these grant funds.
Alignment with Goal(s):
X Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Action Taken
6/4/2024
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Application
Location: Countywide
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
Fiscal and Personnel Summary
Service Name
FY 2024 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA
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