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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD AMENDMENT
Department: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantee: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantor: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Request: Authorization to Extend and Increase
Purpose: The grant will provide funding for a total of 21 victim specialists.
Supplemental Grant Amount: $737,189.00
Grant Period: 1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
Extension Period: 1/1/2019 - 6/30/2019
Fiscal Impact: $175,516.00
Accounts: 11100.1250.14245- Grant Match
Date of Previous Board Authorization for Grant: N/A
Previous Grant Amount: $1,500,000.00
Concurrences:
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Summary: Requesting authorization to accept a supplemental grant award in the amount of $737,189.00 and a program extension from 1/1/2019 to 6/30/2019 from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for the Law Enforcement Prosecutor Based Victim Assistance Program. The grant will 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, 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 who do not. Specialists arrange meetings between victims and Assistant State’s Attorneys. Specialists assist victims with writing and presenting victim impact statements. Specialists provide written literature regarding the many post-conviction options. Whether or not a victim participates in the prosecution of a case, Specialists provide them a full service array.
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