Department: Institute of Forensic Sciences
Department Head/Elected Official: Luis A. Sanchez, M.D., Executive Director & Chief Medical Examiner
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): 4438003
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 Institute of Forensic Sciences for approval to submit an application to the Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division for grant funds in the amount of $140,051.64, with no required match, for the FY 2025 Criminal Justice Grant Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program allows states, tribes, and local governments to support a broad range of activities to promote public safety, reduce crime, and improve the criminal justice system. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences Crime Laboratory seeks funding to achieve two goals: (1) purchase a TopMatch-3D Versa Scanner to increase the capacity of the Firearms Identification Laboratory to analyze damaged bullets and bullet fragments and (2) provide overtime for firearms analysis to reduce backlogs and turnaround times.
Expected Impact:
This program would benefit the ability of the firearms laboratory to reduce backlogs and turnaround of evidence in case involving firearms.
Alternative Options:
There are few, if any, alternative options for this program.
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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Location:
Address (if applicable): 1861 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, TX 77054
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
JAG - Firearms Lab |
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FY 24 |
FY 25 |
Next 3 FYs |
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Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Labor Expenditures |
$ |
$62,551.64 |
$ |
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Non-Labor Expenditures |
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$77,500.00 |
$ |
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Total Incremental Expenditures |
$ |
$140,051.64 |
$ |
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Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Existing Budget |
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Total Current Budget |
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Additional Budget Requested |
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Grant |
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$140,051.64 |
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Total Additional Budget Requested |
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$140,051.64 |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$140,051.64 |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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Additional Positions Requested |
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Total Personnel |
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Anticipated Court Date: January 30, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): October 1, 2024
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Cristina Juarez, Manager, Business Operations, Institute of Forensic Sciences
Attachments (if applicable): Order, Resolution, Application