Title
Joint resolution authorizing an amendment of a three-month extension of a Greater Illinois - Reimagine Public Safety Act (GI-RPSA) grant with an additional award amount of $18,841, which builds local capacity to reduce firearm violence by encouraging effective, collaborative working relationships across providers in violence prevention, community organizing, asset mapping, resource allocation and capacity building.
Staff Summary
• The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office has been awarded $37,683 in grant funds by the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS), Violence Prevention Services (VPS).
• An additional amount of $18,841 has been awarded along with a three-month extension.
• The new grant expiration date is March 31, 2025.
• The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office will use the funds to assist in the continuation of its Gun Violence Prevention Initiative (GVPI) by funding a Violence Prevention Council Coordinator (VPCC) Program Coordinator to serve as the lead convener for each identified area.
• Grant program funding in the amount of $18,841 will cover a portion of the salary and benefits of the VPCC Program Coordinator.
• If funding for this position ends, and new funding is not secured, the position will be eliminated.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office has been authorized to receive a three-month extension for a SFY25 Grant from the Illinois DHS VPS, for an extended time period of July 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025, in the amount of $18,841.00; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office will use this funding to further continue its Gun Violence Prevention Initiative through funding a VPCC Program Coordinator (position number 41160); and
WHEREAS, the grant extension must be formally accepted by Lake County and it is necessary to appropriate this grant extension funding; and
WHEREAS, the State’s Attorney’s Office recommends that the Chair of the County Board, the State’s Attorney and the Treasurer be authorized to execute the necessary documents to accept and execute the grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the GI-RPSA grant awarded to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office by the Illinois DHS VPS is hereby accepted; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that $18,841 is hereby authorized for the SFY25 GI-RPSA grant program in expenditure and revenue accounts as identified by the attached budget; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State’s Attorney shall serve as the project director for the program, and accurate records of all necessary grant compliance requirements shall be kept by the State’s Attorney’s Office.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chair 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, Illinois, on January 14, 2025.