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C. 28

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Mark Peterson, District Attorney
Date:	February 2, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach Program Grant

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/02/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Cherie Mathisen

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 2, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the District Attorney, or designee, to submit an application and execute a grant award agreement, agreement, and any extensions or amendments thereof, pursuant to State guidelines, with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), Criminal Justice/Emergency Management Victim Services Branch, for funding of the Underserved funding of the Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach Program for the period April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017 in the amount of $175,000.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The District Attorney will receive up to $175,000 to fund victim advocacy staff to provide better services to underserved populations in targeted areas. This funding requires a 25% in-kind match, which will be met with services provided by the Richmond and Pittsburg Police Departments.

BACKGROUND:

The Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach Program is supported by Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Assistance and is authorized and is authorized by the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended. The primary goal of the program is to enhance the safety of unserved/underserved victim populations in California by establishing victim advocacy programs solely dedicated to the unserved/underserved population, coordinate direct services in an enhanced response to victimization of specific crime populations among locally involved agencies and implement an outreach awareness program to the specific population determined as unserved/underserved. This grant will fund services to the designated unserved/underserved victim population.