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Joint Resolution authorizing the acceptance of interagency agreement #208059 with the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to provide federal funding of $26,492 for the Children’s Advocacy Center Bilingual Victim Advocate.
Staff Summary
· This is a request for renewal of the Children’s Advocacy Center Services Grant, interagency agreement #208059 between the State’s Attorneys Office Children’s Advocacy Center and the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) for an additional twelve (12) months- covering the period October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.
· In 1999 the Children’s Advocacy Center implemented this grant for a bilingual victim advocate. The victim advocate provides comprehensive supportive services to child victims and their non-offending family members throughout the court process.
· This grant funds the salary of the victim advocate, a small portion of program expense. The grant does not fund fringe benefit expense.
· Currently, the Children’s Advocacy Center receives the ICJIA funding and reimburses the State’s Attorneys Office for the salary and fringe benefit expense. The Children’s Advocacy Center funds the match (20%) and over-match.
· Sources of program funding include: Federal funds $26,492, Matching funds-Advocacy Center $6,623, Overmatch-Advocacy Center $38,612 for a total program cost of $71,727.
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WHEREAS, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority has announced the continuation of a 12 month Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant for the Children’s Advocacy Center program to provide bilingual advocacy services to child victims of crimes during the period October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009; and
WHEREAS, the $71,727 grant budget for salary and fringe is comprised of $26,492 in federal funds, and $45,235 from the State’s Attorney’s budget; and
WHEREAS, the grant provides $26,492 in federal funding to offset the cost of salary for the position; and
WHEREAS, the State’s Atto...
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