Department: Management and Budget
Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable):
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable):
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 Office of Management and Budget for approval to submit an application to the Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division for grant funds in the amount of $70,121, with no required match, for the FY 2024 Victim Assistance Program, and execute an interlocal agreement with the Community Supervision & Corrections Department to administer the program.
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Background and Discussion:
This program, which provides service referrals, navigation assistance, and notification for victims of crimes perpetuated by offenders enrolled in community supervision. The Victim Assistance Program (VAP) also helps crime victims recover court ordered restitution. If awarded the Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) will administer the grant on behalf of the County. Note: 20% match requirement has been waived by the grantor for VOCA this year.
Expected Impact:
A range of services will be provided for clients enrolled in the program as well as victims.
Alternative Options:
Alternative funding streams as available.
Alignment with Goal(s):
XJustice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
XPublic 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 |
Victim Assistance Program |
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FY 23 |
FY 24 |
Next 3 FYs |
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Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Labor Expenditures |
$ |
$70,121 |
$ |
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Non-Labor Expenditures |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Incremental Expenditures |
$ |
$70,121 |
$ |
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Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Existing Budget |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Additional Budget Requested |
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Grant |
$ |
$70,121 |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Requested |
$ |
$70,121 |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$70,121 |
$ |
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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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- |
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Additional Positions Requested |
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- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
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Anticipated Court Date: 01/31/2021
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 10/1/2023
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Eric Cadow, Grant Analyst/Hank Griffith, Director, Budget & Grants
Attachments (if applicable): Grant documents.