Title
FY 2020 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Grant (Ordinance S-46703)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to allow the Police Department to apply for, accept and enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance for the FY 2020 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Grant for an amount not to exceed $400,000. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Treasurer to accept and the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The objective of this grant is to provide funding to support the prosecution of violent crime cold cases, where DNA for a suspect has been identified. The goal is to provide funding assistance for projects to increase the number of violent crime cold case prosecutions and to decrease the number of unresolved violent crime cold cases awaiting prosecution. The grant application is due by June 16, 2020.
Contract Term
Three years beginning on Oct. 1, 2020.
Financial Impact
The total funding request is $470,000. No matching funds are required.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Police Department.