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District Attorney’s Office recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve and authorize the acceptance of a grant award in the total amount of $270,060 from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Program for the period of January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024, based on the received Award Letter;
2) Approve and authorize the Board Chair to sign the Certification of Assurance of Compliance;
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, upon County Counsel review and approval; and
4) Approve and authorize the Board Chair to execute Agreement 7881 with The Center for Violence-Free Relationships for the period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, in the not-to-exceed amount of $79,864.
FUNDING: Services Training Officers Prosecutors (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On August 21, 2023, the District Attorney's Office received notification from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) that they intend to award the department for participation in the Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution (VV) Program in the funding amount of $202,545 with a match requirement of $67,515, for a total project amount of $270,060. This will be the District Attorney’s sixth consecutive award under this grant program. The purpose of this program is to vertically prosecute violent crimes against the vulnerable adult population.
The funding provided by this program will continue to support 1.0 FTE Deputy District Attorney, 1.0 FTE Victim Advocate through a contract with The Center for Violence-Free Relationships (The Center), a District Attorney Investigator on a part-time basis to meet the cash match requirement, and as-needed operating expenses. The objective of this project is to improve the prosecution...
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