From
Fred Bates, Jr.
Title
Resolution in support of a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) application to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance for $38,540 in total funding with an agreement for $11,562 to be allocated to funding Dallas County projects and $1,888.46 to be allocated to the City of Dallas for fiscal administration fees and expenditures, leaving a net amount of $25,089.54 to the City of Grand Prairie
Presenter
Steve Dye, Chief of Police / Deputy City Manager
Ryan Simpson, Support Services Division Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The City of Grand Prairie has received notification from the Department of Justice that the City of Dallas and the Grand Prairie Police Department will receive $38,540.00 in Justice Assistance Grant funds for law enforcement purposes. An eligibility requirement that must be met prior to the distribution of the grant funds is a disparity test.
The disparity test seeks to determine if the award of the grant will create an additional burden on the entity charged with prosecuting "Part I Crimes." Part I Crimes are major crimes which include; murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, theft and auto theft. Dallas County has indicated, in past awards, that a disparity would exist and requested that the Texas Attorney General declare the awards as disparate thus providing them with a share of the awarded grant funds. The Attorney General declared past awards as disparate resulting in the Justice Assistance Grant allocating this year's award to be disparate as well.
In addition, this year, as last year, the Bureau of Justice Assistance will allow only one city within a disparate county, namely Dallas County, to submit the Justice Assistance Grant application. The City of Dallas Fiscal Agent has agreed to submit the grant application and future progress reports for a "Fiscal Agent Grant Administration Fee" assessed to each of the area participating cities, which are...
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