Primary Department: Sheriff
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Sheriff Ed Gonzalez
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Application
Project ID (if applicable):
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Department of Justice/Office of Justice Programs
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 5%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Rate is not 0% and is listed above.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Sheriff's Office for approval to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Justice/Office of Justice Programs for grant funds in the amount of $1,984,895, with no required match, for the FY25 Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) project.
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Background and Discussion:
The Sheriff's Office is requesting a grant of $1,984,895 for the period of 10/1/2025 - 9/30/2029 to replicate and expand upon the success of the recent Cypress Station initiative that significantly reduced violent crime in that location. There is no match required.
The proposed project addresses critical drivers of violence by combining enforcement, prevention, and intervention strategies through sustained, cross-sector collaboration with residents, community organizations, and other county service providers. The Sheriff's Office is partnering on this grant with the University of Virginia, which will provide research and evaluation support, and the National Sheriffs' Association, which will disseminate the project's results nationally.
Expected Impact:
It is expected that this project will result in a data-driven reduction of violent crime in Harris County, and the lessons learned will be communicated to a national ...
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