To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Revenue Agreement #20-575-1 (Alliance) Department of Justice Grant
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a revenue agreement with the Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women, to accept funds up to $800,000 to continue the implementation of the Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse of Women Later in Life Program for the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$800,000 from the Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women. 100% Federal. No County match is required.
BACKGROUND:
On June 4, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved item C.42 authorizing the EHSD Director or designee to apply and accept a continuation grant for up to $750,000 from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to implement the Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse of Women Later in Life Program.
On September 23, 2024, EHSD received the award notice and approval from DOJ to enter into a contract and accept an additional $50,000 to address the Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) priority area to improve support for survivors from underserved communities. The total grant award is $800,000 for the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027.
Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. ? 12421. The program's purpose is to increase and strengthen training for police, prosecutors, and the judiciary in recognizing, investigating, and prosecuting instances of abuse, neglect, exploitation, domestic violence, and sexual assault against older individuals; provide or enhance services for older victims; create or support multidisciplinary collaborative community responses to
older victims; and conduct cross-training for victi...
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