Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: District Attorney
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): all
Acceptance of DeKalb County’s allocation of $245,718, no required match, under the 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
Body
Information Contact: Sherry Boston or Roz Harris
Phone Number: 404-371-4773
PURPOSE:
To consider accepting $245,718 for the 2021 Local Solicitation Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), to expire on September 30, 2024; and To consider authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to execute the necessary documents.
NEED/IMPACT:
The United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), allocated funding to DeKalb County, Georgia under BJA’s 2020 Local Solicitation Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) in the amount of $245,718. The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (42 U.S.C. 3751(a)) is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system. JAG funded projects may address crime through the provision of services directly to individuals and/or communities and by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of criminal justice systems, processes, and procedures. The DeKalb County’s JAG Team, which includes the District Attorney, Public Defender, Drug Court, Juvenile Court, Marshal, Police, Sheriff, Solicitor-General, and DeKalb Schools proposed the following funding allocations:
|
Agency |
Purpose Area |
Total |
|
District Attorney |
Prevention, Community Engagement, Special Investigations |
$27,302 |
|
Drug Court |
Prevention, Drug Treatment, Alternatives to Prosecution |
$27,302 |
|
Juvenile Court |
Prevention-Juvenile Delinquency, Intervention, Training |
$27,302 |
|
Marshal’s Office |
Law Enforcement Leadership, Training, Prevention, |
$27,302 |
|
Police |
Officer Safety, Less Than Lethal, Equipment |
$27,302 |
|
Public Defender |
Indigent Defense, Training |
$27,302 |
|
Schools |
Prevention, Education, Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention, Conflict Resolution Training |
$27,302 |
|
Sheriff’s Office |
Law Enforcement and Inmate Safety |
$27,302 |
|
Solicitor-General |
Prevention, Counseling, Alternatives to Prosecution |
$27,302 |
|
Total |
|
$245,718 |
FISCAL IMPACT:
None. No match funds are required.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Accept $245,718 for the 2021 Local Solicitation Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), to expire on September 30, 2024; and Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute the necessary documents.