Primary Department: District Attorney
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Sean Teare, District Attorney
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Application
Project ID (if applicable):
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): US Department of Justice/Office of Violence Against Women
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Choose an item.
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 5%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Rate is not 0% and is listed above.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the District Attorney for approval to submit an application to the United States Department of Justice/Office of Violence Against Women for grant funds in the amount of $1,000,000, with no required match, for the FY25 Domestic Violence High Risk Advocate Project, subject to review by the County Attorney's Office.
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Background and Discussion:
The Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) administers grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and subsequent legislation and provides national leadership on issues of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. OVW grants support coordinated community responses that provide services to victims and hold offenders accountable. The Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program (ICJR Program) assists state, local, and Tribal governments, and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims The expected federal grant award is $1,000,000 for the award period beginning October 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2028.
Expected Impact:
This award ensures that prosecutor's' offices engage in pl...
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