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District Attorney recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Authorize the submission of a grant application in the amount of $218,750 to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services for the Child Advocacy Center (KC) Program for Fiscal Year 2017/18 and 2018/19;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Certification of Assurance of Compliance; and
3) Upon Notification of Award, authorize the District Attorney to execute the Grant Award Agreement including any extension or amendments.
FUNDING: California Governor's Office of Emergency Services Victims of Crime Act Fund.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
The District Attorney recommends the Board approve this application and authorize the Chair to sign the Certification of Assurance of Compliance.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The District Attorney's Office is in need of Child Advocacy Center (CAC) services through an accredited Multi-Disciplinary Interview Center (MDIC) program. The MDIC program currently operated by the District Attorney's Office is not an accredited CAC as defined by the National Children's Alliance (NCA). This funding will enhance victim service in El Dorado County and allow the agency to work towards the goal of NCA accreditation.
The County is eligible to receive $218,750, which includes a local cash match in the amount of $43,750, in Child Advocacy Center (KC) Program funding for Federal FY 2017/18 and FY 2018/19. With these funds, the County will
1) Obtain CAC accreditation, which includes assigning a Special Investigator as an MDIC Coordinator/Interviewer dedicated to improving multi-agency coordination while working towards NCA accreditation;
2) Improve and enhance its current paperless information and case management system called Gabriel for purposes of tracking and retrieval of NCA statistical information;
3) Enhance oversight of the multidisciplinary team;
4) Enter into a participating staff funding agreement with the Center for Violence Free Relation...
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