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33.

Meeting Date:	10/13/2015
Submit Grant Application for Sexual Assault Justice Initiative
Submitted for:	Rose Magana	Submitted By:	Rose Magana
Department:	Commissioners Court

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to authorize the Economic Development Department to develop and submit a Sexual Assault Justice Initiative (SAJI) grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) in an amount not to exceed Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) over a Two-year term for the purposes of enhancing the community’s response to sexual violence; and authorizing the County Judge to act as the County's Executive Officer and Authorized Representative in all matters pertaining to the County's participation in the Sexual Assault Justice Initiative. This action will have no impact on the County General Fund. [Co-Sponsored by Frank Sciaraffa, Commissioner Precinct 1]

Issue: Due to a shortage of local resources, many services that address sexual violence are not currently offered.

Solution: The County of Webb, together with the Webb County District Attorney’s Office and other community stakeholders, seek funds to enhance the community’s response to sexual violence.

Result: The development and submission of a Sexual Assault Justice Initiative grant application for a two-year program that will address sexual violence. The program will be a multi-pronged approach, partnering several community stakeholders to help serve and protect victims of sexual violence. The proposed program will function using the Full-Time Equivalency (FTE) system; no new hires are proposed.

Background:

Webb County proposes the development and submission of a Sexual Assault Justice Initiative grant application for a two-year program that will address sexual violence. The program will be a multipronged approach, partnering several community stakeholders to help serve and protect victims of sexual violence. The proposed program will function using the Full-Time Equivalency (FTE) system; no new hires are proposed.

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