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):
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 District Attorney for approval to submit an application to the Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division for grant funds in the amount of $151,955, with no required match, for the FY 2023-24 HCDA Digital Forensic Unit Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The state grant funds being applied for are $151,955 for the year beginning September 1, 2023 and ending August 31, 2024. There is no match required.
Expected Impact:
This grant will fund software program to unlock cellphones involved in criminal cases in the Digital Forensic Unit in the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
Alternative Options:
Other available funding.
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):
Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Choose an item.
Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
Service Name |
Digital Forensic Unit |
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FY 23 |
FY 24 |
Next 3 FYs |
Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
Labor Expenditures |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Non-Labor Expenditures |
$12,663 |
$139,292 |
$ |
Total Incremental Expenditures |
$12,663 |
$139,292 |
$ |
Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
Existing Budget |
Grant |
$ |
$ |
$ |
1000 - General Fund |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Total Current Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Additional Budget Requested |
Grant |
$12,663 |
$139,292 |
$ |
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Total Additional Budget Requested |
$12,663 |
$139,292 |
$ |
Total Funding Sources |
$12,663 |
$139,292 |
$ |
Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
Additional Positions Requested |
- |
- |
- |
Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: 01/31/2023
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 09/01/2023
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Teresa Coronado
Attachments (if applicable): Draft Grant Application, Order, Resolution