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District Attorney's Office recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Authorize the District Attorney to accept a grant from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the Child Abuse Treatment Program with a total project cost of $321,876 for the period of January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023, based on the received Letter of Intent;
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 required documents, including any extensions or amendments thereof which would not increase net county cost, contingent upon review and approval by County Counsel; and
4) Approve and authorize the Board Chair to execute Agreement 5316 Amendment III with H.O.P.E: Healthy Outcomes for Personal Enrichment Counseling Center to extend the term one year through June 30, 2024 and increase the not to exceed amount by $160,440 for an updated not to exceed amount of $490,320.
FUNDING: California Governor's Office of Emergency Services Victims of Crime Act funds.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On May 4, 2022, the District Attorney's Office received notification from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) that they intend to fund the department for participation in the Child Abuse Treatment (AT) Program, pending the submission of an application, requesting the VOCA federal amount of $257,500. This will be the District Attorney’s third consecutive award under this grant Program. The purpose of the AT Program is to continue providing comprehensive psychotherapy services to children victimized by abuse and/or neglect.
The primary focus of this program remains to fund the equivalent of 1.0 FTE Psychotherapy Clinician(s) through a service contract with H.O.P.E: Healthy Outcomes for Personal Enrichment Counseling Center (HOPE), 1.0 FTE Victim Witness Program Specialist, and other as-needed operating program expenses using the g...
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