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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD AMENDMENT
Department: Cook County Sheriff's Office
Grantee: Cook County Sheriff's Office
Grantor: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Request: Authorization to extend and increase
Purpose: The overall strategy of the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, implemented by the Cook County Sheriff's Office is to provide grant-funded personnel to identify alternative housing partnerships and engage in ongoing support for detainees re-entering the community from the Cook County Department of Corrections, while navigating COVID-19 obstacles. The grant will fund four (4) Reentry Care Coordinators that will work with community agencies to coordinate service delivery, recipient care plans, and referrals for service recipients. Funds will support housing services through subrecipients and partnerships to address housing needs. Funding would help the CCSO and its partners to offer housing services that have not been available due to costs or other restrictions, and to meet the practical needs of individuals leaving CCDOC custody.
Supplemental Grant Amount: $457,770.00
Grant Period: 10/1/2020 - 6/30/2022
Extension Period: 7/1/2022 - 1/31/2023
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Date of Previous Board Authorization for Grant: 10/22/2022
Previous Grant Amount: $458,198.00
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: As a continued control and mitigation measure, the importance of properly transitioning eligible detainees from the jail to the community is more urgent than ever before. This proposed program aims to address the numerous obstacles that confront individuals who are eligible to leave the jail. First and foremost is ensuring that individuals have appropriate housing and then complimenting housing arrangements with services that will help prevent individuals from running afoul of the legal system or being ensnared b...
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