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23. FY27 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUNDING FROM THE ARIZONA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION Approve acceptance of $3,478,624.00 in grant funds from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) for the FY27 ACJC Crime Victim Compensation Program. Of these monies, $1,818,830 are State funds (ACJC), $1,649,457 are Federal funds from Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) under Assistance Listings Number 16.576, and $10,337.00 are Federal funds from ARPA under Assistance Listings Number 21.027. The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Grant Number VC-27-008 commences on July 1, 2026, and will terminate on June 30, 2027. Authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors, or designee, to sign all applicable documents. On June 8, 2026, the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission designated the County Attorneys’ Offices as operational units to administer the Crime Victim Compensation Program for State Fiscal Year 2027. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has held this role since the program's inception in the mid-1980s. These funds are to be used for the benefit of crime victims through the Maricopa County Victim Compensation Program and may not be used for indirect costs (Agreement, Page 8, Paragraph 35). Grant funding is allocated as follows: $1,303,794.00 in State funding for Victim Compensation Benefits; $515,036.00 in State funding for administration costs (personnel expenses); $1,649,457.00 in Federal VOCA funding for Victim Compensation Benefits; and $10,337.00 in Federal ARPA funding for administration costs (personnel expenses). The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office composite indirect cost rate for FY27 is 21.720%, or $755,557.13. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $0; the nonrecoverable indirect cost is $755,557.13. Nonrecoverable indirect costs will be covered by the departmental general fund budget. This grant does not require matching funds. This one-time competitive grant does not require ongoing cash contributions after the grant period ends. Grant revenues are not “local revenues” for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditure of the funds is not prohibited by budget law. This funding directly supports the overall mandated function of the Crime Victim Compensation Program as established under Arizona Revised Statutes § 41 2407. This grant will expire at the end of the award period unless prior written approval for an extension is obtained from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. Payment of these grant funds is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds for this obligation. (C-19-27-014-X-00)

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