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Ordinance in the Amount of $155,287 Amending State, Federal and Other Grants Fund Budget for the Appropriation of Federal Grant Funds for 2017-19 Governor's Crime Commission Grant - Child Response Initiative
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Department: Police
Council District: All
Public Hearing: NA
Advertising Date/By: NA
Contact 1 and Phone: Chief Wayne Scott, 373-2085
Contact 2 and Phone: Stephanie Moore, 373-2352
PURPOSE:
The Governor's Crime Commission Crime (GCC) Victims' Services Committee has awarded the Greensboro Police Department a federal grant in the amount of $310,574 for the Greensboro Child Response Initiative (CRI) program. For each of the two years of the grant, the federal award is $124,230 and requires a 20% match from the police department of $31,057; therefore, the grant award is $155,287 per year. The GPD will provide the match with in-kind contributions and NC Drug Tax proceeds. In accordance with current City fiscal procedures to accept this grant, approval is required by City Council.
BACKGROUND:
The Governor's Crime Commission oversees the administration of annual federal block grant programs benefiting North Carolina's criminal justice and juvenile justice systems. The mission of the Crime Victims' Services Committee is to advocate for victims by promoting the development of effective programs that improve the response of human service professionals and the criminal justice system to crime victims.
The Greensboro Child Response Initiative focuses on providing specialized mental health advocacy services to improve response to children who witness or experience violence in order to minimize the traumatic impact of violent crime among children. Primary activities include: (1) direct, specialized mental health advocacy services for child victims; (2) enhanced coordination of victim response across multiple victim-serving agencies; and (3) monthly advocacy/outreach activities to identify child victims in all Police Districts in Greensboro....
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