Department: District Attorney
Department Head/Elected Official: Kim Ogg, District Attorney
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): GY25 VOCA
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the District Attorney for approval to accept from the Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division grant funds in the amount of $3,502,000, with a required cash match of $875,500, for the FY 2025 HCDAO Victim Assistance Project.
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Background and Discussion:
The VOCA grant renewal will continue to fund 38 PCNs. The grant is from the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division for the Victim Services Division in the Harris County Attorney’s Office. This grant period is 10/01/24-09/30/25.
Expected Impact:
This grant will continue to fund 38 PCNs
Alternative Options:
Without grant funding, these PCNs will not be funded and victim services will decrease
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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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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2/27/24 |
255 |
Application Approved by CC |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Choose an item.
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
FY ’25 VOCA Grant Program. |
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FY 25 |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
|
|
Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
|
Funding Sources |
|
|
Existing Budget |
|
|
|
|
|
Grant |
$875,500 |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
1000 - General Fund |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Current Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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|
Grant |
$3,502,000 |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Additional Budget Request |
$3,502,000 |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Funding Request |
$4,377,500 |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
|
|
Current Position Count for Service |
38 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Additional Positions Request |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Personnel |
38 |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: 10/8/24
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Teresa Coronado, Director of Finance, District Attorney’s Office
Attachments (if applicable): Grant award, Grant, Order, Resolution