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4 . APPLICATION FOR REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP GRANT THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Approve the application for the Regional Partnership Grant from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families - Children's Bureau through the Department of Health and Human Services. The purpose of this grant is to improve the well-being of, and permanency outcomes for children affected by substance abuse. The not-to-exceed total grant award is $3,000,000. The yearly not-to-exceed award amount is $600,000 over five years. Also approve the in-kind matching requirement of 15% for Maricopa County in FY2015 and FY2016 ($105,882 each year), 20% in FY2017 and FY2018 ($150,000 each year), and 25% in FY2019 ($200,000). This matching requirement is provided from budgeted salary and benefits from the Superior Court Cradle to Crayons program from the operating General Fund. Applications will be reviewed during the Summer 2014. Grant awards will have a start date no later than September 29, 2014 and will run for 5 years. This grant does allow for the recovery of indirect costs. $576,000 of the grant award will be pass-through funding which is not subject to indirect cost recovery. Arizona State University will receive pass-through funding of not-to-exceed $96,000 per year ($480,000 in total) for program analysis which is not subject to indirect cost recovery. The Superior Court will receive pass-through funding of not-to-exceed $480,000 ($2,400,000 in total) per year for service delivery which is not subject to indirect cost recovery. Justice Systems Planning & Information (JSPI) will receive $24,000 per year for program analysis. The indirect cost rate for JSPI in FY2015 is 34.4%, or $6,142.86 per year ($30,714.30 in total) which is recoverable. (C-95-14-004-G-00)