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Resolution Authorizing Grant Application and Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program FY 2019
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Department: Police
Council District: All
Public Hearing: 12/17/19
Advertising Date/By: 12/5/19
Contact 1 and Phone: Wayne Scott, 373-2085
Contact 2 and Phone: Stephanie Moore, 373-2352
PURPOSE:
Collectively, the City of Greensboro, City of High Point and Guilford County have been awarded an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program FY19 in the amount of $250,102; the award notification was received September 20, 2019. On November 19, 2019, City Council was presented with a resolution calling a public hearing to allow public comment on the grant on December 17, 2019. Council is now requested to adopt the attached resolution approving the grant application and the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding.
BACKGROUND:
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program awards are formula-based, non-competitive federal criminal justice funds which do not require a match. JAG allocations are based on violent crime and population and the local unit of government award allocations are based on their proportion of the state’s 3-year violent crime average. The Greensboro Police Department will serve as the lead/fiscal agency for the FY19 JAG for the award period of October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2022.
This grant is a divided between the Greensboro Police Department, High Point Police Department and Guilford County Sheriff’s Department. The Guilford County Sheriff’s Department will received 20% of the other departments’ awards. The reallocation of the 20% occurs when a city or municipality is allocated more funds than the county, while the county bears more than 50 percent of the costs associated with prosecution or incarceration of the municipality’s Part 1 violent crimes. These agencies have agreed to share the $250,102 JAG funds to the Greensboro Police Department ($138,075.20); Guilford County Sheriff's Department ($61,034.80); and the High Point Police Department ($50,992).
BUDGET IMPACT:
This is a reimbursable grant and no match required. Any expenses exceeding the JAG funding will be absorbed by each agency’s budget. If approved and awarded as proposed, the Greensboro Police Department will leverage $138,075.20 in federal funds.