To: Board of Supervisors
From: Diana Becton, District Attorney
Report Title: FY 26-29 California Victim Compensation Board Grant Funding
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a Resolution approving and authorizing the District Attorney, or designee, to apply for, accept, and execute a grant award agreement, including any extensions or amendments thereof pursuant to state guidelines, with the California Victim Compensation Board in an amount not to exceed $461,000 to fund Victim Witness Assistance Program Specialist positions for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% State funded. The District Attorney will receive $461,000 in revenue, which has been included in the Department’s FY26-27 budget. No match is required.
BACKGROUND:
The California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) administers the State's Victim Compensation Program (VCP), which reimburses victims of violent crimes for specific economic losses incurred as a result of crime. CalVCB, through Criminal Restitution Compacts or orders, funds Victim/Witness Program Specialist positions that provide restitution specialists who work with the victim, the prosecutor, the Probation Department and the Court to ensure that offenders are ordered to pay restitution to the victim and the program when appropriate. Statute requires the Court to impose restitution on behalf of the CalVCB when an offender is convicted, and the victim has received benefits from the VCP. If the victim's losses are unknown at the time of sentencing, statute requires that the restitution order includes a provision that the amount will be determined at the direction of the court.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The District Attorney will be unable to apply for and accept the grant.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
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IN THE MATTER OF California Victim Compensation Board Grant Award for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029.
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors desires to enter into an agreement with the California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) to continue the program to ensure restitution fines and orders are properly administered in accordance with applicable statutes to provide restitution to victims of crimes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the District Attorney of the County of Contra Costa is authorized to submit an agreement to the California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) and is authorized to execute on behalf of the Board of Supervisors a Standard Agreement including any extensions or amendments thereof.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures previously authorized or controlled by this body.