The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) Program, through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs' (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system, from multi-jurisdictional drug and gang task forces to crime prevention and domestic violence programs, courts, corrections, treatment, and justice information sharing initiatives. JAG-funded projects 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.
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JAG funding is allocated by a formula based on population, certain types of crimes reported and disparate certification. A “disparate allocation” occurs when a city or municipality is scheduled to receive one and one-half times (150 percent) more funding than a qualifying county with concurrent jurisdiction, or if multiple cities receive four times (400 percent) more funding than a qualifying county with concurrent jurisdiction, while that county bears more than 50 percent of the costs associated with prosecution or incarceration of the municipality’s Part 1 violent crimes.
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On behalf of the County and local disparate jurisdictions, the Sheriff’s Office applied for and received funding in the amount of $191,086 for the federal FY 2010 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) Program.
The County, along with the cities of Daly City, East Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Mateo and South San Francisco are certified as disparate jurisdictions. Jurisdictions certified as disparate must identify a fiscal agent and that fiscal agent has to submit a joint application for the total eligible allocation with a Memorandum of Understanding. The County and cities have agreed that the Sheriff’s Office be the fiscal agent and 10% of each jurisdiction’s allocated amount will be designated as administrative fee.
Of this grant amount, $41,427 is allocated to the County. A portion of this allocation will be applied towards the purchase of a new Records Information Management System (RIMS). Although the Sheriff’s Office currently has a records management system, the software architecture and application has not been updated since going online in December 2003. The remainder of the County’s award will be used to administer the grant as well as purchase computer equipment, fund various training courses associated with grant management and purchase office supplies to be used to manage the grant. The balance of the grant include allocations for the following:
Daly City
$28,265
East Palo Alto
$30,128
Redwood City
$28,951
San Bruno
$11,666
San Mateo
$32,383
South San Francisco
$18,266
In a collaborative effort to help alleviate the effects of the fiscal crisis, the Sheriff’s Office, in agreement with the Chiefs of Police from the six disparate cities, will expend FY 2010 JAG funds for the analyses of all types of evidence submitted to the Sheriff’s Office Forensic Laboratory. The cities will receive credit towards Laboratory fees and services based on their agency’s allocation during the duration of the grant period or until the funding is exhausted.
County Counsel has reviewed and approved the Resolution as to form.
Approval of this grant award contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of a Healthy Community by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of criminal justice systems, processes, and procedures.
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The FY 2010 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program award is for the amount of $191,086, for a period commencing October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2013. This grant does not require any matching County funds. There is no Net County Cost.
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