RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Defender, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of $63,000 from the National Juvenile Defender Center for the Juvenile Post Disposition Reentry Legal Fellowship program, for the period October 6, 2016 through September 30, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This grant will provide $63,000 salary and travel reimbursement for a one (1) year extension of a pilot fellowship program. A local direct match of $18,040 is required to cover benefits and will come from existing FY 2016/17 appropriations in the Public Defender's Office and additional in-kind expenditures of $12,000 are anticipated for staff support, office space, supplies, etc, as follows:
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