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Meeting Date:	10/15/2019
FY19 SW Rural LE Grant Award Accept by the Webb County Sheriff's Office
Submitted for:	Martin Cuellar	Submitted By:	Anita Guerra
Department:	Sheriff

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to accept a grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Southwest Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Grant in the amount of $200,000 in response to a grant application developed, written, and submitted by the Webb County Sheriff's Office for the salary and fringe benefits of an officer, training/travel, minor tools/apparatus, printing services, contractual services, equipment, and supplies; and authorizing the Webb County Judge to execute all relevant documents; and any other matters incident thereto. This grant does not require any cash match, and, thus, will 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 Southwestern border of the United States represents a significant and unique law enforcement jurisdictional area that has specific needs related to its international location.

Solution: Grant award to augment existing local law enforcement resources.

Result: The Webb County Sheriff's Office will be better able to serve the particular needs of its constituents.

Background:

The Southwest Border Rural Law Enforcement Information Sharing and Interdiction Assistance Grants seeks to provide support to sheriffs and rural law enforcement agencies along or near the southwest border.

Previous Court Action:

The submission of this grant was approved by the court on 06/24/2019.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	To Be Determined
Funding Source:	Grant Revenue
Balance:	$200,000
Financial Impact:
$200,000 Grant revenue from federal funding Thus, no impact on the general fund.