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File #: 22-5943    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 9/20/2022 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 9/27/2022 Final action: 9/27/2022
Title: Request by the Sheriff for approval to submit an application to the Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division for grant funds in the amount of $1,602,000, with no required cash match, for the FY 2023 Bullet-Resistant Shields Program.

Department: Sheriff

Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Grant

 

Project ID (if applicable): TBD

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division

 

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 for approval to submit an application to the Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division for grant funds in the amount of $1,602,000, with no required cash match, for the FY 2023 Bullet-Resistant Shields Program.

 

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Background and Discussion:

Grant funds will be used to equip officers that may respond to school safety emergencies with bullet-resistant shields.

 

Expected Impact:

Grant funds will provide much needed bullet-resistant shields for first responders in Harris County.

 

Alternative Options:

If we do not apply for this grant, the Sheriff’s Office would forfeit the opportunity to receive funds from the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division for bullet-resistant shields for officers.

 

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): N/A

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Action Taken

 

 

 

 

Location: Countywide

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Sheriff’s Office

 

SFY 22

FY 23

Next 3 FYs

Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Labor Expenditures

$

$

$

Non-Labor Expenditures

$

$1,602,000

$

Total Incremental Expenditures

$

$1,602,000

$

Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Existing Budget

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

Total Current Budget

$

$

$

Additional Budget Requested

Grant

$

$1,602,000

$

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Requested

$

$1,602,000

$

 

 

 

 

Total Funding Sources

$

$1,602,000

$

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

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: September 27, 2022

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): October 1, 2022

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

Contact(s) name, title, department: Amanet Habte, Grant Analyst, Sheriff’s Office

Attachments (if applicable): Grant application documents