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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD RENEWAL
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantee: State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantor: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
Request: Authorization to renew grant
Purpose: This award will allow the Office to dedicate two Assistant State’s Attorneys (ASAs) to the Human Trafficking Task Force.
Grant Amount: $750,000.00
Grant Period: 10/1/2015 - 9/30/2018
Fiscal Impact: $250,000.00 (over the period of 3 years)
Accounts: 250:818
Most Recent Date of Board Authorization for Grant: 10/8/2014
Most Recent Grant Amount: $250,000.00
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This award will allow the Office to dedicate two Assistant State’s Attorneys (ASAs) to the Human Trafficking Task Force. The grant-funded staff will investigate and prosecute proactive and reactive human trafficking cases for the Office, will provide guidance and direction to other human trafficking ASAs and investigators, and will participate in all Task Force activities. Through this funding our Office will be subcontracting with Salvation Army’s STOP-IT Program in the amount of $129,127.00 to provide a Task Force Administrator that will collect and compile data from Task Force members to be entered into TIMS Online and HTRS which is required by the U. S. Department of Justice. The subcontractor will also provide third-party evaluators to evaluate the Human Trafficking Task Force. The evaluation will focus on the formal and informal inter-agency linkages, the types of services and referrals provided and used, the processes of case management and victim care among agencies and the enhancement of law enforcement capacity to investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases. The 25% match requirement for this award will be fulfilled with a cash match.
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