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Meeting Date:	04/10/2017
NRA Foundation Grant Award Acceptance
Submitted for:	Martin Cuellar	Submitted By:	Anita Guerra
Department:	Sheriff

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to authorize the acceptance of a grant award from the National Rifle Association (NRA) Foundation in the amount of $2,800 for the purchase of rifles, and authorizing the Webb County Judge to execute all relevant documents; and any other matters incident thereto. This grant does not require any match.

Issue: The Webb County Sheriff’s Office must continually equip its sworn officer force with an important array of duty gear, other critical safety equipment, and essential, but costly expendable supplies, such as ammunition, utilizing limited local funds. Moreover, the vast majority of federal and state grants do not allow for the purchase of firearms and/or ammunition as an eligible grant expense.

Solution: Grant award from the National Rifle Association (NRA) Foundation to provide a firearm as a supplemental source of this needed equipment and consumable supplies/materials.

Result: The Webb County Sheriff’s Office sworn officer force will be provided with additional firearms.

Background:

The NRA Foundation is a tax-exempt organization that raises contributions in support of a wide range of firearms-related public interest activities. Grant funds benefit a variety of constituents throughout the United States, including children, youth, women, individuals with disabilities, gun collectors, law enforcement officers, hunters, and competitive shooters.

Previous Court Action:

A grant application to the NRA Foundation was authorized for submission by the Webb County Commissioners’ Court on November 14, 2016.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	To Be Determined
Funding Source:	Grant Revenue
Balance:	$2,800
Financial Impact:
$2,800 grant funding