Title
Request Authorization to Apply For, Accept and Enter Into an Agreement for FY24 BJA Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative Grant (Ordinance S-51140)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to allow the Police Department to apply for, accept, and enter into an agreement with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) for the FY 2024 Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative grant in an amount not to exceed $300,000. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Bureau of Justice Assistance Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative grant funding will be used to address firearm-related crime and forensics through the expansion of Crime Gun Intelligence Centers (CGICs). This initiative is a partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to utilize intelligence, technology, and community engagement to swiftly identify crime guns and their sources, and effectively prosecute those who commit firearm-related crimes.
This grant funding will allow the Police Department to purchase necessary equipment and technology in efforts to enhance their investigative resources to address gun violence and reduce violent crime.
The grant application is due on July 24, 2024. If approved, the Police Department will move forward with submitting their application.
Contract Term
The contract term is two years beginning Oct. 1, 2024.
Financial Impact
No matching funds are required.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department.