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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Cook County State's Attorney's Office
Grantee: Cook County State's Attorney's Office
Grantor: U.S. Department Of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
Request: To Accept a Grant Award
Purpose: This award will allow the Office to hire one Assistant State's Attorney (ASA) and one part-time Research Assistant who will be 100% dedicated to Bond Court.
Grant Amount: $200,000.00
Grant Period: 10/1/13/ - 9/30/15.
Fiscal Impact: Required Match: $66,667.00 (Year One: $33,333.50; Year Two: $33,333.50)
Accounts: 250-818
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This funding will allow for quicker placement in the appropriate treatment court and with a decreased period of time spent in custody awaiting that placement. This award will allow the Office to dedicate one Bond Court Assistant State's Attorney (ASA) and one part-time Research Assistant in order to establish a more uniform screening process for non-violent offenders at the earliest point possible, thereby increasing the number of offenders offered assignment into the treatment court systems, while decreasing the time for that assignment to occur. This grant requires that our Office match 25% of the total program cost. The match commitment for this program is a cash match and covers a portion of the salaries and fringe benefits of all of the grant-funded personnel.
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