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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
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: This award allows the State’s Attorney’s Office to dedicate one part-time Assistant State’s Attorney (ASA) to the program and will fund a contract for case management and treatment support for participants. The ASA is responsible for case screening, eligibility issues, compliance with the Program, filing requests for violations of probation when non-compliance occurs, and tracking new criminal activity by participants. This grant requires a match of 25% of the total program cost. The match commitment for this program will be an in-kind match of 50% of one existing probation officer’s time (salary and pension benefits) who will be dedicated to the program to: conduct the initial screening assessment, plan and implement day to day activities of the Program participant, conduct initial intake interviews, and explain program requirements to participants, monitor participant compliance, etc.
Grant Amount: $400,000.00
Grant Period: 10/1/2017 - 9/30/2020
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: None
Concurrences:
Budget and Management Services has received all requisite documents, and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This award allows the State’s Attorney’s Office to dedicate one part-time Assistant State’s Attorney (ASA) to the program and will fund a contract for case management and treatment support for participants. The ASA is responsible for case screening, eligibility issues, compliance with the Program, filing requests for violations of probation when non-compliance occurs, and tracking new criminal activity by participants. This grant requires a match of 25% of the total program cost. The match commitment for this program will be an in-kind match of 50% of one existing probation officer’s time (salary and pension benefits) who will be dedicated to the program to: conduct the initial screening assessment, plan and implement day to day activities of the Program participant, conduct initial intake interviews, and explain program requirements to participants, monitor participant compliance, etc.
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