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22. GRANT FUNDS FOR FAMILY COUNSELING Approve the application and acceptance of grant funds from the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) in the amount not-to-exceed $6,036 for the purpose of Family Counseling. The grant award began on July 1, 2019 and ends on June 30, 2020. The JPD department was initially awarded $271,478.00 and during mid-year reviews the AOC is authorizing an additional $6,036.00. Authorize the Chairman to sign all documents related to these grant funds, as applicable. The Juvenile Probation Department indirect rate for FY20 is 20.5%. Total grant indirect costs are estimated to be $1,237 and are not recoverable. The grant does require a cash equivalent match of $1,500.00. The grant award is reoccurring and has been awarded to the department for over ten years. The department has an in-kind match requirement of $1,500 during the grant award period. The grant award is a mandated function and provides a benefit to the citizens by providing family counseling services to support juveniles and intended to support their success upon release with the goal of providing behavioral change. 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. Funding for this agreement is provided by a Grant from Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). 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-27-20-003-2-00)

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