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Joint resolution authorizing the renewal of two State’s Attorney’s Prosecutor Based Victim Services programs, through a Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) grant awarded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA), including $230,895 in federal funds.
Staff Summary
• This VOCA victim assistance grant renewal is for two Prosecutor Based Victim Services programs administered through ICJIA for the performance period of July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020.
• Funding for one program began in 1991 and the second program began in 2010. These grants are renewed on an annual basis. In 2018, both grant programs were combined into one grant contract.
• The focus of this grant is to provide advocacy services to the currently under-served sexual assault, misdemeanor domestic violence, elder abuse and aggravated battery victim populations.
• The federal funds are allocated to cover 87 percent of the grant-assigned Sexual Assault Victim Witness Coordinator’s (VWC) salary and benefits and 100 percent of the grant-assigned Domestic Violence VWC salary and benefits. Additional program costs will be covered by grant match.
• Sources of program funding include federal funds in the amount of $230,895 ($121,024 for the Sexual Assault VWC program and $109,871 for the Domestic Violence VWC program) and matching funds in the amount of $61,363 ($35,345 for the Sexual Assault VWC program, consisting of $7,755 from the State’s Attorney’s Asset Forfeiture Fund and $27,590 in County contribution as budgeted in the State’s Attorney’s budget; and $26,018 from the State’s Attorney’s Money Laundering Fund for the Domestic Violence VWC program) for a program total cost of $292,258.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the ICJIA has announced the recommendation of the continuation of the State’s Attorney’s Prosecutor Based Victim Services programs, through a Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) grant, with an 18-month renewal that includes $230,895 in federal funds to provide advocacy services to victims of sexual assault and domestic violence during the period of July 1, 2019, through December 31, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the grant program will fund 87 percent of the salary and benefits for a full-time Sexual Assault Victim Witness Coordinator (VWC) in the Specialized Victims Division, and is comprised of $121,024 in federal funds and a required match of $35,345 for a total of $156,369; and
WHEREAS, the grant program will fund 100 percent of the salary and benefits for a full time Victim Witness Coordinator (VWC) in the Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Division, and is comprised of $109,871 in federal funds and a required match of $26,018 for a total of $135,889; and
WHEREAS, the grant renewal must be formally accepted by Lake County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that VOCA Program Agreement #218444 with the ICJIA for the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Prosecutor Based Victim Services programs in the amount of $292,258 for the period of July 1, 2019, through December 31, 2020, is hereby accepted; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that grant program expenses are already included in the State’s Attorney’s budget; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that grant revenue in the amount of $121,024 from the ICJIA, will be deposited into account # 101-3311010-45334, matching funds of $7,755 from account 760-3318010 will be deposited into account # 101-3311010-45970, and matching funds of $27,590, budgeted in the approved State’s Attorney’s budget will be charged to grant management center 101-3311010; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that grant revenue in the amount of $109,871 from the ICJIA, will be deposited into account # 101-3330030-45334, and matching funds of $26,018 from account 765-3350010 will be deposited into account # 101-3330030-45970; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State’s Attorney shall serve as project director for the program, and accurate records of all necessary grant compliance requirements shall be kept by the State’s Attorney Office; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Board, the Lake County State’s Attorney, and the Lake County Treasurer are hereby authorized to execute the necessary documentation in order to accept the grant renewal.
DATED, at Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, on May 14, 2019.