Title
FY 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Ordinance S-48984)
Description
Request retroactive authorization for 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 and Intergovernmental Agreements with Maricopa County, Town of Gilbert and the cities of Avondale, Buckeye, Chandler, Glendale, Goodyear, Mesa, Peoria, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Surprise, for the 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) in an amount not to exceed $1,609,591. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and for the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The City has received funding through this grant program for the past several years. The Police Department was informed of the availability of these funds on June 22, 2022. The Police Department will manage this grant by administering the funding to the eligible local agencies, completing programmatic and financial reporting, and initiating the intergovernmental agreements associated with the grant awards.
The 2022 JAG grant application was submitted by the Police Department on behalf of the City of Phoenix and eligible partnering agencies. The proposed allocation of the award includes the following:
- City of Phoenix: $1,093,104
- Maricopa County: $38,766
- Town of Gilbert: $19,433
- City of Avondale: $21,021
- City of Buckeye: $9,356
- City of Chandler: $43,233
- City of Glendale: $78,673
- City of Goodyear: $14,245
- City of Mesa: $143,150
- City of Peoria: $31,420
- City of Scottsdale: $32,437
- City of Tempe: $72,022
- City of Surprise: $12,731
- Total Award: $1,609,591
The proposed budgetary allocations for the City of Phoenix includes $207,142 for the Parks and Recreation Department for Project BRAVE (Bringing Reality About Violence Education). Project BRAVE is a violence prevention and education program that was created with the goal of decreasing violence in our community through awareness and leadership training activities. The project provides comprehensive workshops held at various sites, non-profit agencies, and after school programs.
The Police Department proposes to use the remaining $828,572 to assist the department in supplying patrol squads with newly designed ballistic shields for use during critical incidents involving firearms. The shields are designed to be more agile, tactically sound, and lighter in weight. The shields can be used in a variety of ways and for a longer period of time. Each patrol squad supervisor will be assigned a ballistic shield resulting in reduced response times in delivering essential tools when needed.
The grant application was due Aug. 11, 2022. If authorization is denied, the grant application will be rescinded.
Contract Term
The contract term is Oct. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2025.
Financial Impact
No matching funds are required.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Parks and Recreation and Police departments.