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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Justice Advisory Council
Grantee: Justice Advisory Council
Grantor: Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) - Office of Firearm Violence Prevention (OFVP)
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: To reduce firearm violence through funding a diverse array of service providers focused on supporting residents at high risk of experiencing gun violence as either a victim or perpetrator in communities with the highest rates of shooting incidents and shooting-related homicides.
Grant Amount: $20,002,354.00
Grant Period: 7/1/2023 - 6/30/2024
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: 11284.1205.20199
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any
Summary: In June and July of 2022, the JAC sought board approval for 34 awardees representing 68 organizations and $75 million of awards as recipients of ARPA Initiative NT897: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Grants. Having received 190 applications with requests totaling roughly $500,000,000 the JAC committed to identifying additional funding for other highly scored applicants who were not awarded funding through this Cook County ARPA Initiative. At this time, IDHS OFVP reviewed and endorsed the JAC's application review process for ARPA Initiative NT897 and has awarded the JAC $25,002,942 to support funding an additional 39 Cook County Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction applicants, representing 74 organizations. This brings the total number of JAC Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Grant awardees to 73 applicants, representing 193 organizations.
The first award from IDHS OFVP was approved by the Cook County Board of Commissioners via Resolution 23-767 and totaled $5,000,588 for an award period of 02/01/2023 - 06/30/2023 to align with the state fiscal year. This grant award is for the remainder of the IDHS-OFVP funds and will be distributed beginning on 07/01/2023 for the St...
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