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 $37,327.00 in total funding with an agreement for $11,198.10 to be allocated to funding Dallas County projects and $1,829.02 to be allocated to the City of Dallas for fiscal administration fees and expenditures leaving a net amount of $24,299.88 to the City of Grand Prairie
Presenter
Chief Steve Dye, Police Department
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 $37,327.00 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 eligible in this year's grant program. Of the $37,327 to...
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