STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
AGENDA DATE: September 23, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Office of Strategic Partnerships & Government Affairs
EXECUTIVE: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) the acceptance of a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance for the FY 2020 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Grant No. TBD, CFDA No. 16.738) in the amount of $916,404.00 to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system for the period October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2023; (2) the receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $916,404.00 in the Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant FY 20 Fund; (3) the establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $916,404.00 in the Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant FY 20 Fund; (4) execute the grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement; and (5) execute a Funds Sharing and Fiscal Agency Agreement between the City of Dallas, Dallas County, and designated units of local governments - Not to exceed $916,404.00 - Financing: U.S. Department of Justice Grant Funds
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BACKGROUND
Part E of Title 1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, and the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (the "JAG Program") authorize the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to make funds available to units of local government in order to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system.
The JAG Program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. JAG funds can support all components of the criminal justice system from multijurisdictional drug and gang task forces, crime prevention, domestic violence programs...
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