Department: Sheriff
Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
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 submit an application to the United States Department of Justice for grant funds in the amount of $500,000, with no cash match, for the FY 2024 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Program.
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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 applying for this grant 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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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
FY 2024 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
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Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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Grant |
$410,703 |
$89,297 |
$500,000 |
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Total Current Budget |
$410,703 |
$89,297 |
$500,000 |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
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Total Funding Request |
$410,703 |
$89,297 |
$500,000 |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
1 |
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Additional Positions Request |
1 |
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Total Personnel |
1 |
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Anticipated Court Date: June 4, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 10/1/2024 - 9/30/2027
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Brian Schmitz, Grants Manager, Sheriff’s Office
Attachments (if applicable): Grant Application and Court Order