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District Attorney’s Office recommending the Board:
1) Accept a grant from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the Child Advocacy Center Program for the total project cost of $250,000 for the period of April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024, based on the received Letter of Intent;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the current Certification of Assurance of Compliance and any modified Certifications that may be required during the performance period; and
3) Authorize the District Attorney to execute the Grant Award Agreement and required documents, including any extensions or amendments thereof which would not increase net county cost.
FUNDING: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Victims of Crime Act Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On August 18, 2022, the District Attorney’s Office submitted a response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Child Advocacy Center (KC) Program, administered by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES). The purpose of the Child Advocacy Center Program is for Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) to provide direct victim services to child abuse survivors and their families through a multidisciplinary team approach. These services are to include victim-centered, trauma-informed forensic interviews, advocacy, direct or referral to therapy/counseling, and referrals for medical exams. The District Attorney's Office has participated in this program over the past five consecutive grant cycles. On October 28, 2022, the office received an Intent to Fund letter from CalOES, confirming that the agency will be awarded $200,000 in Federal Victims of Crime Assistance (VOCA) funds for the Grant Subaward performance period beginning April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024.
In 2018, KC program funding was accepted and used to create The Fausel House Child Advocacy Center (CAC) in Placerville, a free-standing building next door to the District Attorney’s Office. The downstairs floor of t...
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