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a. Authorize the County Administrative Office, Office of Community Engagement and Strategic Advocacy (“CAO OCESA”) to accept a grant (Subaward XC21 04 0270, Cal OES ID 053-00000), in the amount of $220,927 awarded by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), for the provision of direct services to victims of crime in Monterey County, for the grant period January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022; and
b. Authorize the Assistant County Administrative Officer (ACAO) overseeing the OCESA or the ACAO’s designee to execute amendments to existing operational agreements extending term to December 31, 2022, and distributing a total of $220,927, for direct services delivery, with the following public and private entities: YWCA of Monterey County, CASA of Monterey County, Monterey County Rape Crisis Center, Seaside Police Department, and Greenfield Police Department; and
c. Authorize the CAO or the ACAO’s designee to apply for, execute memoranda, amendments, or agreements, and administer documents to secure, receive, and distribute further funding from Cal OES for the grant period through December 31, 2023.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the County Administrative Office, Office of Community Engagement and Strategic Advocacy (“CAO OCESA”) request for Board of Supervisors authority to accept a grant (Subaward XC21 04 0270, Cal OES ID 053-00000), in the amount of $220,927 awarded by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), for the provision of direct services to victims of crime in Monterey County, for the grant period January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022; and
b. Authorize the Assistant County Administrative Officer (ACAO) overseeing the OCESA or the ACAO’s designee to execute amendments to existing operational agreements extending term to December 31, 2022, and distributing a total of $220,927, for direct services delivery, with the following public and private entities: YWCA of Monterey County, CASA of Monterey County, Monterey County Rape Crisis Center, Seaside Police Department, and Greenfield Police Department; and
c. Authorize the CAO or the ACAO’s designee to apply for, execute memoranda, amendments, or agreements, and administer documents to secure, receive, and distribute further funding from Cal OES for the grant period through December 31, 2023.
SUMMARY:
The Office of Community Engagement and Strategic Advocacy (OCESA) is a grant award recipient of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) County Victim Services Program to provide direct services to victims of crime in Monterey County. The funding is sub awarded to County departments and community partners for the provision of victim services throughout Monterey County.
DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Administrative Office, Office of Community Engagement and Strategic Advocacy (OCESA) seeks approval to accept a grant award in the amount of $220,927 from California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) County Victim Services Program to provide direct services to victims of crime in Monterey County.
The funding award of $220,927 sustains the cost of direct services, referral and case management, training and education services conducted, in partnership with OCESA, by both internal and external community partners within Monterey County. The community partners are the Monterey County Probation Department, Health Department for SART (Sexual Assault Response Team), District Attorney’s Office Victim Witness Program, Seaside Police Department, Greenfield Police Department, CASA of Monterey County, Monterey County Rape Crisis Center, and YWCA of Monterey County. With the award of $220,927, the grant period of these operational agreements will be extended to December 31, 2023. The grant has a match requirement of $35,649 which is met with in-kind hours provided by CASA of Monterey County.
OCESA is the lead agency for this grant and is responsible for administering and complying with reporting requirements. Grant management and support by OCESA staff is also funded by this grant in the amount of $11,114. CASA of Monterey County will provide an in-kind match requirement as set forth in their MOU with the County, in the amount of $35,649, for salaries, training and administrative costs associated with the CASA program. Grant funds are dispersed by Cal OES and in turn the County, on a reimbursement basis.
It should be noted that county departments are also beneficiaries of the grant funding in the amount of $77,598 of the total grant. OCESA, as part of the CAO’s Office, has entered into inter-agency agreements with the Monterey County Probation Department, the District Attorney’s Office - Victim Services Program and the Monterey County Health Department, so that these departments can also take part in the grant funding for their department’s victim services programs. Since Interdepartmental Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) between county departments do not require Board of Supervisor’s approval, these were not brought before the Board, but their existence is noted.
A request for application has been released for a grant period effective January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, and partners of the Monterey County Victim Services will begin to prepare an application due for submission in October 2022.
This is a request that the Board of Supervisors accept the grant award in the amount of $220,927 and authorize the CAO or the ACAO’s designee to apply for, execute memoranda, amendments, or agreements, and administer documents to secure, receive, and distribute further funding from Cal OES for the grant period through December 31, 2023
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Office of the County Counsel has reviewed and approved Cal OES VOCA XC20 grant Terms and Conditions of the Grant Agreement as to form.
FINANCING:
Funds for the grant award amount are included in the current fiscal year budget, therefore an increase in appropriations are not necessary.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
Acceptance of Cal OES VOCA XC20 Grant Award will afford the provision of direct services to victims of crime and the training and education of services providers in Monterey County, addressing disparities that affect the health and wellbeing of vulnerable populations.
Mark a check to the related Board of Supervisors Strategic Initiatives
__ Economic Development
_X_ Administration
_X_ Health & Human Services
__ Infrastructure
_X_ Public Safety
Prepared by: Rosemary Soto, Management Analyst III, x5840
Approved by: Nick Chiulos, Assistant County Administrative Officer
Attachments:
Board Report
CalOES Grant Award
Attachment A: CalOES VOCA 2022 Sub Awardee Funding Allocation