Vote — approved

Jack Sellers	yes
Bill Gates	yes
Thomas Galvin	yes
Clint Hickman	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

22.GRANT FROM OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS FOR MCAO PARTIALLY TESTED SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT INVENTORY AND TESTING Approve the application and acceptance of grant funds from Office of Justice Programs, 2021 BJA FY 21 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), in the amount not-to-exceed $2,499,662 for the purpose of testing partially tested sexual assault kits and continue to work collaboratively with its law enforcement and other stakeholder partners to prosecute defendants and bring closure to se

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22. GRANT FROM OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS FOR MCAO PARTIALLY TESTED SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT INVENTORY AND TESTING Approve the application and acceptance of grant funds from Office of Justice Programs, 2021 BJA FY 21 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), in the amount not-to-exceed $2,499,662 for the purpose of testing partially tested sexual assault kits and continue to work collaboratively with its law enforcement and other stakeholder partners to prosecute defendants and bring closure to sexual assault victims. The grant award begins on October 1, 2021 (retroactively) and ends on September 30, 2024. Authorize the Chairman to sign all documents related to these grant funds, as applicable. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office indirect rate for FY22 is 20.3%, Total grant indirect costs are estimated to be $417,130.97 and are not recoverable. The grant award is not reoccurring, however MCAO has been successful in obtaining four grants through this funding initiative starting in FY 2016. The grant does not have a required match component. This grant provides critical funding for the DNA testing of partially tested sexual assault kits, funding for investigators to assist in bringing cold case sexual assault cases to trial, a sexual assault kit analyst, and a coordinator for the program. The grant award is competitively bid, and other eligible agencies may or may not bid on this grant award. If awarded, the department will absorb the costs of the grant award totaling $417,130.97. Funding for this agreement is provided by a Grant from OJP. The overall grant budget will be adjusted as necessary to accommodate this grant through a future reconciliation. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditure of the funds is not prohibited by the budget law. (C-19-22-083-X-00)

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