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Meeting Date:	02/26/2018
Grant Award for Law Enforcement Firearms
Submitted for:	Martin Cuellar	Submitted By:	Anita Guerra
Department:	Sheriff

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to authorize the acceptance of a grant award in the amount of $5,490 for an application that was prepared, written, and submitted by the Webb County Sheriff’s Office to a foundation for law enforcement firearms for certified peace officers working at the Webb County Sheriff's Office and authorizing the County Judge to execute all relevant documents; and any other matters incident thereto. This grant does not require any match; and, thus shall have no impact to the general fund. All required documents were sent for review through the Economic Development Department and the solicitation is compliant with the Webb County Single Point of Contact (SPOC) procedures. [Requested by Martin Cuellar, Webb County Sheriff]

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 as an eligible grant expense.

Solution: Grant award from a foundation to provide firearms 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 and magazines.

Background:

The Friends of 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:

This grant application was authorized for submission by the Webb County Commissioners’ Court on November 14, 2017.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	To Be Determined
Funding Source:	Grant Revenue
Balance:	Not Applicable
Financial Impact:
$5,490 grant funds for firearms Therefore, no impact to the general fund.