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File #: 23-0446    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 1/18/2023 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 1/31/2023 Final action: 1/31/2023
Title: 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 $217,003, with no required match, for the FY 2023-24 Specialty DWI Sober Courts Program, and execute an interlocal agreement with the Community Supervision & Corrections Department to administer the program.

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):

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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 $217,003, with no required match, for the FY 2023-24 Specialty DWI Sober Courts Program, and execute an interlocal agreement with the Community Supervision & Corrections Department to administer the program.

 

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Background and Discussion:

This project would be funded with state funds through the Specialty Courts program, and aims to foster a change in thoughts and perceptions about the seriousness of impaired driving, its dangers, costs, and negative effects on individuals, families, and the community as a whole while reducing recidivism. The primary focus of this program will apply to cases currently charged with a subsequent DWI in Harris County or currently on community supervision for a misdemeanor and arrested for a DWI charge, and will match these participants with appropriate services and provide case management.

 

The grant personnel would be employees of CSCD and expenses would appear in the County ledger as

payments to sub-recipients.

 

Expected Impact:

 

Between carry-over individuals and new clients, the program would serve at least 100 participants.

 

Alternative Options:

Direct Appropriation.

 

 

Alignment with Goal(s):

_ 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

2/8/2022

175

Court approved application

 

Location:

Address (if applicable):

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

DWI Sober

 

FY 23

FY 24

Next 3 FYs

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

Labor Expenditures

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$

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Non-Labor Expenditures

$18,083

$198,920

$

Total Incremental Expenditures

$18,083

$198,920

$

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

Existing Budget

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$

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$

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$

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$

$

$

Total Current Budget

$

$

$

Additional Budget Requested

Grant

$18,083

$198,920

$

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$

$

$

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Total Additional Budget Requested

$18,083

$198,920

$

Total Funding Sources

$18,083

$198,920

$

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: 1/31/2023

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 9/1/2023

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 Services & Grants, Management & Budget

Attachments (if applicable): Grant documents.