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9. SOUTHWEST BORDER PROSECUTION GRANT FUNDS FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Approve the acceptance of grant funds from U. S. Department of Justice, for the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative Program in the amount of $743,995. These grant funds are for the reimbursement of the County Attorney for prosecution of federally declined criminal cases. The grant award begins on July 1, 2010 and ends on September 30, 2013. Authorize the Chairman to sign all documents related to these grant funds, as applicable. The grant allows a 0% rate for indirect costs, or $0 that may be incurred by the County Attorney's Office or Maricopa County for the administration of this grant. The Maricopa County Department of Finance has calculated the County Attorney's Office composite indirect cost rate at 13.6%, or $101,183. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $0; the non-recoverable indirect cost is $101,183. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, budget law does not prohibit expenditure of the funds. These funds are for cases that were investigated by federal law enforcement agencies, declined for prosecution by the U.S. Attorney, and were subsequently prosecuted by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office under state law because the crimes were committed in Maricopa County. These cases are already prosecuted and therefore there are no indirect costs to accepting this grant money. The Federal government has funded this program under 2009 Public Laws 111-8 H.R. 1105: Div B. Title II. There are no agreements and therefore, no signatures are required. (C-19-12-019-G-00)