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PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
Department: Office of the President, Justice Advisory Council
Other Part(ies): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA), Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), City of Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), City of Chicago Mayor’s Office for Community Safety (MOCS)
Request: Authorization to enter into intergovernmental agreement
Goods or Services: A governance structure for the Government Alliance for Safer Communities (GASC)
Agreement Number(s): 2027-228-IGA-FCS
Agreement Period: Upon execution through 6/30/28 with two 2-year renewal options
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Summary: The GASC represents a collaborative partnership between three core levels of government-the State of Illinois, Cook County, and the City of Chicago to support community-based approaches to building safe communities. GASC works closely with a broad range of diverse stakeholders to sustain violence prevention and community-based violence intervention investments to meet the ongoing need in communities and connect those at-risk to resources. GASC also works to streamline grant funding, unify data collection, and increase capacity-building support for local community-based organizations.
As GASC expands its strategic scope and deepens regional investments across community violence intervention (CVI) ecosystems, transitioning from an informal multi-agency coalition into a formalized, institutionalized governance structure is critical. Codifying the governance will help ensure multi-jurisdictional collaboration remains structurally resilient, transparent, and sustainable across leadership and administrative transitions.
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