Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Bertha Henry
Department: County Administration Division: Grants Administration
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Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO APPROVE formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), in the amount of $136,649, for the 2019 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), and authorize the County Administrator to take all administrative and budgetary actions necessary to implement the award.
ACTION: (T-10:54 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 9-0. Commissioner Sharief and Vice-Mayor Geller voted in the affirmative telephonically.
B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution No. 2020-057 within the BSO DOJ Grant Fund, 70500, in the amount of $136,649.
ACTION: (T-10:54 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 9-0. Commissioner Sharief and Vice-Mayor Geller voted in the affirmative telephonically.
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Why Action is Necessary
In accordance with Broward County Code, Chapter 1, Section 1-20, action by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners is necessary to accept grant awards.
What Action Accomplishes
Funds pass to BSO and may be used for a variety of services including training/education for offenders, training for correctional officers to help manage the inmate population, mental health services, medical services, technology/communications, and workforce recruitment and retention.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None
Summary Explanation/Background
SCAAP is a formula grant that determines the award based on eligible prison population during a specific period. In this case, the formula takes into account the number of undocumented criminal aliens that were incarcerated in Broward jails during 2018, information provided by applicant governments (in this case BSO) in online applications, Department of Homeland Security review of data on eligible inmates, and the amount of federally-appropriated funds available in the given cycle. There is ...
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