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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD AMENDMENT
Department: Cook County State’s Attorney
Grantee: Cook County State’s Attorney
Grantor: Illinois Criminal Justice information Authority
Request: Authorization to extend and increase
Purpose: The grant will provide funding for the Law Enforcement Prosecutor Based Victim Assistance Program.
Supplemental Grant Amount: $687,500.00
Grant Period: 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2021
Extension Period: 1/1, 2022 - 6/30/2022
Fiscal Impact: $216,562.00
Accounts: (11100.1250.14245.580034.00000.00000).
Date of Previous Board Authorization for Grant: 6/6/2019
Previous Grant Amount: $2,250,000.00
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The grant will continue to provide funding for a total of 21 victim specialists. All grant-funded Victim Specialists provide services to all crime victims throughout Cook County. After case assignment, Specialists make an initial assessment of the needs of each case, Specialists engage in case assessment and planning, conduct case planning, and provide case status information and direct service to victims. Victim Specialists accompany victims to court and make phone, e-mail, and letter notifications to victims. Specialists assist victims with writing and presenting victim impact statements.
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