RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2019/490 approving and authorizing the Sheriff-Coroner or designee, to apply for and accept the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crimes (OVC) FY 2019 Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program Grant for an initial amount of $450,000 over a three-year period beginning October 1, 2019 through the end of the grant funding period.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Initial Revenue of $450,000; 100% Federal funds.
BACKGROUND:
OVC has identified funding to assist Law Enforcement Agencies with developing or enhancing crime victim specialist programs to better support victims through the criminal justice process including connecting them with community-based direct victim service programs to more quickly and more effectively serve them. Amongst the most immediate needs are often referrals to victim assistance and compensation programs and informing them of their rights as crime victims. Funding from this grant will enable the Office of the Sheriff to establish a victim assistance unit and dedicate one full-time victim specialist to assist victims and connect survivors and families to coordinated and trauma-informed services.
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