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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCA DOJ – Untested Sexual Assault Evidence Grant Program Fact Sheet & Application Announcement Schuman, Amy From: Menchaca, Clarissa Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 9:06 AM To: Schuman, Amy Subject: FW: BOS Correspondence Attachments: USAEG Program Factsheet.pdf; grant-rfa.pdf CLcwimMS Associate Clerk of the Board Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965 T: 530.552.33081 F: 530.538.7120 Twitter I Facebook I YouTube I Pinterest From: Bennett, Robin Sent:Tuesday, November 6, 2018 3:48 PM To:Snyder, Ashley<ansnyder@buttecounty.net> Cc: Menchaca, Clarissa<cmenchaca@buttecounty.net>; Ramsey, Mike<MRamsey@buttecounty.net>; Honea, Kory <KHonea @buttecounty.net> Subject: BOS Correspondence Please see the attached announcement from Attorney General Becerra RE Announces availability of Grants to Help Cities and Counties Determine the Number of Untested Sexual Assault Evidence Kits. Thank you, Rodeo Fix, Executive Assistant (530)872-6304 rbennett@buttecounty.net Butte County Supervisor's Office Supervisor Doug Teeter, Board of Supervisors, District 5 747 Elliott Road Paradise, CA 95969 From: Betty Cao<Betty.Cao@doi.ca.gov> Sent:Tuesday, November 6, 2018 3:17 PM To: Betty Cao<Bettv.Cao@doi.ca.gov> Cc: Liz Saldivar<Liz.Saldivar@doi.ca.gov> Subject:Attorney General Becerra Announces Grants to Help Cities and Counties Determine Number of Untested Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Good afternoon, 1 I am writing to let you know that today, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced a new grant program that provides funds for cities and counties to help conduct audits of their untested sexual assault evidence kits. The Untested Sexual Assault Evidence Grant Program (USAEG) is intended to assist agencies conduct audits of their untested sexual assault evidence kits. A total of$1 million is available to facilitate the grant program. Attached is a USAEG program fact sheet and the Request for Application. Additional information on application requirements and eligibility criteria is available at: https://oag.ca.gov/usaeg. Interested local government agencies must submit a complete application to the California Department of Justice by December 14, 2018. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding this funding opportunity. Thank you. Betty Cao External Affairs Associate Office of the Attorney General I State of California 455 Golden Gate Avenue,Suite 11000 San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 510-3908 4-,xiTp1� °� `' State of California Department of Justice a �auticr F.r+r. General Xavier Becerra — Attorney General NEWS RELEASE Social Networks November 6, 2018 f You FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tube (916) 210-6000 AGPRESSOFFICEDOJ.CA.GOV Print Version Attorney General Becerra Announces Grants to Help Cities and Counties Determine Number of Untested Sexual Assault Evidence Kits 2 Local government agencies may apply for funding to assist with counting the number of untested sexual assault kits in their possession SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced a new grant program that provides funds for cities and counties to help conduct audits of their untested sexual assault evidence kits. The Untested Sexual Assault Evidence Grants are intended to assist agencies to achieve the goal of determining the number of untested sexual assault evidence kits throughout California. A total of $1 million is available to facilitate the grant program. In September, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 3118 by Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco), which requires every law enforcement agency, medical facility, crime laboratory, and other specified facilities, to conduct an audit of all untested sexual assault evidence kits in their possession and report to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) no later than July 1, 2019. Earlier this year, DOJ was allocated $1 million through the state budget for grants available to cities and counties to count the number of untested sexual assault evidence kits in their possession. Local government agencies must submit applications to the DOJ by December 14, 2018. 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If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of the communication. 3 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE �Ng ATTORHeY f� mss u.rre'� u;;rr , UNTESTED SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE GRANT PROGRAM The Untested Sexual Assault Evidence Grant Program (USAEG) administered by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) provides funding for city and county agencies to conduct audits of their untested sexual assault evidence kits. The grant is intended to assist city and county agencies comply with recently enacted Assembly Bill (AB) 3118. A total of $1 million in grant funding is available statewide. Interested agencies are encouraged to learn more about the USAEG Program,the eligibility criteria, and the Request for Applications (RFA) process. The grant application period opens November 7, 2018 and closes December 14, 2018. Background In September 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 3118, which amended Penal Code section 680.4 and requires every law enforcement agency, medical facility, crime laboratory, and other specified facilities,to conduct an audit of all untested sexual assault evidence kits in their possession and report to the DOJ no later than July 1, 2019. There is no requirement to apply for the USAEG Program to comply with Penal Code 680.4; rather, the USAEG Program is intended to offset expenses associated with the workload from this mandate. An agency is still required to comply with the requirements in AB 3118 regardless of whether the agency is awarded USAEG Program funds. Eligibility Criteria City and county agencies in the State of California that retain untested sexual assault evidence kits are eligible to apply. Grant Proposal The DOJ will award grant funds to eligible city and county agencies that apply for funds through an RFA. The RFA will be released on November 7, 2018. This RFA is a non-competitive application process that will reimburse eligible agencies for some or all of the costs incurred during the inventory process. WWW OAG . CA . GOv UNTESTED SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE GRANT PROGRAM Eligible agencies must submit a complete application to the DOJ by Friday, December 14, 2018, at 5:00PM. A complete application package shall include the following: • Application Cover Sheet • Letter of Intent • Project Budget To obtain a copy of the RFA,please visit https://oag.ca.gov/usaeg Funding Details A total of$1 million in grant funding is available for the 2018 USAEG Program. It provides funds to city and county agencies for the compilation of information on the number of untested sexual assault kits statewide. Grant funds are not designed to sustain a project, but are rather intended to supplement existing funds in order to help agencies comply with AB 3118. Funds are available for 2018-19 with a grant period beginning January 1, 2019, and ending July 1, 2019. It is important to note that funds may only be used to compile data on the inventory of untested sexual assault evidence kits that were obtained prior to October 1, 2018 All applications must be received by the DOJ by the deadline, no late applications will be considered. Questions concerning the application process may be directed to the DOJ at USAEG@doj.ca.gov. WWW OAG . CA . GOV CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE moire 7 s UNTESTED SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE GRANT PROGRAM Baseline Award Formula The Untested Sexual Assault Evidence Grant Program provides a total of$1 million in grant funding statewide for eligible city and county agencies within the State of California. Each county is eligible for a minimum of$2,000 and a maximum allocation based on county population.' In the instance where multiple agencies within a county apply for funds and exceed the county's maximum allocation, each participating agency's award will be reduced uniformly. Upon award notification, each awarded agency will have an opportunity to decline funds should an adjusted award prove to be unaccommodating. The following table illustrates the minimum and maximum award amounts for each county. County Minimum Award Maximum Award Alameda $2,000 $ 38,865.86 Alpine $2,000 $ 2,025.63 Amador $2,000 $ 2,845.90 Butte $2,000 $ 7,054.47 Calaveras $2,000 $ 3,002.74 Colusa $2,000 $ 2,490.70 Contra Costa $2,000 $ 27,522.35 Del Norte $2,000 $ 2,604.46 El Dorado $2,000 $ 6,183.52 Fresno $2,000 $ 24,366.17 Glenn $2,000 $ 2,639.43 Humboldt $2,000 $ 5,020.01 Imperial $2,000 $ 6,232.93 Inyo $2,000 $ 2,412.51 Kern $2,000 $ 22,113.90 Kings $2,000 $ 5,367.75 Lake $2,000 $ 3,445.17 Lassen $2,000 $ 2,686.40 Los Angeles $2,000 $230,356.86 1 County allocations were determined by using statistics from the California Department of Finance. Report E-1, Population Estimates for Cities,Counties,and the State—January 1,2017 and 2018. Retrieved from the Department of Finance website:http://www.dof.ca.sov/Forecasting/Demographics/Estimates/E-1/ www OAG . CA . GOV County Minimum Award Maximum Award Madera $2,000 $ 5,528.34 Marin $2,000 $ 7,859.76 Mariposa $2,000 $ 2,402.57 Mendocino $2,000 $ 3,982.94 Merced $2,000 $ 8,217.07 Modoc $2,000 $ 2,213.44 Mono $2,000 $ 2,306.93 Monterey $2,000 $ 11,843.34 Napa $2,000 $ 5,137.52 Nevada $2,000 $ 4,201.80 Orange $2,000 $ 73,526.68 Placer $2,000 $ 10,649.81 Plumas $2,000 $ 2,439.07 Riverside $2,000 $ 55,647.84 Sacramento $2,000 $ 35,963.56 San Benito $2,000 $ 3,267.68 San Bernardino $2,000 $ 50,295.91 San Diego $2,000 $ 76,110.37 San Francisco $2,000 $ 21,628.97 San Joaquin $2,000 $ 18,848.40 San Luis Obispo $2,000 $ 8,219.82 San Mateo $2,000 $ 19,190.61 Santa Barbara $2,000 $ 12,069.31 Santa Clara $2,000 $ 45,447.53 Santa Cruz $2,000 $ 8,147.94 Shasta $2,000 $ 5,958.62 Sierra $2,000 $ 2,071.21 Siskiyou $2,000 $ 2,990.64 Solano $2,000 $ 11,765.89 Sonoma $2,000 $ 13,176.81 Stanislaus $2,000 $ 14,337.99 Sutter $2,000 $ 4,159.23 Tehama $2,000 $ 3,422.03 Trinity $2,000 $ 2,302.77 Tulare $2,000 $ 12,566.20 Tuolumne $2,000 $ 3,215.54 Ventura $2,000 $ 21,076.27 Yolo $2,000 $ 6,913.44 Yuba $2,000 $ 3,659.36 WWW . OAG . CA GOV UNTESTED SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE GRANT PROGRAM REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS DOJ-USAEG-2018-19-1 • O . a ext4*5O ----,.141052-A, ter► 1l.. ` 'AVM.. 4 ° C` 0 ra _ o ' �)41 �u PART S-s' XAVIER BECERRA Attorney General OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I-OVERVIEW 3 A. INTRODUCTION 3 B. CONTACT INFORMATION 3 C. APPLICATION DUE DATE AND SUBMISSION OPTIONS 3 D. ELIGIBILITY 4 E. FUNDING 4 I. GRANT MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM AMOUNTS 4 2. BASELINE AWARD FORMULA.. 4 F. PROGRAM INFORMATION 6 I. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 6 SECTION II-RFA INSTRUCTIONS 6 A. PREPARING AN APPLICATION 6 B. PROJECT BUDGET 7 I. BUDGET LINE ITEMS . 7 C. POST-AWARD REQUIREMENTS I0 2 SECTION I -OVERVIEW A. INTRODUCTION The California Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Forensic Services is pleased to announce the release of the Untested Sexual Assault Evidence Grant (Grant) Request for Applications (RFA) for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Funds from the Grant shall be used to assist county and city agencies in compiling the number of untested sexual assault evidence kits statewide. The Grant is supported by funds allocated with the passage of SB 862 (Cal. Stats. 2018, ch. 449), which appropriated $1 million to the DOJ for grants to counties and cities to count the number of untested sexual assault evidence kits in their possession. It is intended to support the requirements outlined in Assembly Bill 3118 (Chiu, 2018). These funds are available for 2018-19 with a grant period beginning January 1, 2019 and ending July 1, 2019. This RFA provides the information and forms necessary to prepare an application for the Grant funds. B. CONTACT INFORMATION Questions concerning this RFA,the application process, or programmatic issues should be directed to: Shannon Patterson, Manager II Division of Law Enforcement E-Mail:USAEG@doj.ca.gov (916) 210-7418 C. APPLICATION DUE DATE AND SUBMISSION OPTIONS One original and four copies of the application must be postmarked on or before FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14,2018. Packages may be sent by United States Mail, overnight delivery, or hand-delivered to: California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services Attn: 2018 USAEG 1300 I Street, Suite 1140 Sacramento, CA 95814 3 • D. ELIGIBILITY Any county or city agency within the State of California is eligible to apply for funds under this Grant. E. FUNDING A total of$1,000,000 is available for the Grant. The Grant provides funds to city and county agencies in exchange for the compilation of information on the number of untested sexual assault kits statewide. Grant funds are not designed to sustain a project but are rather intended to supplement existing funds in order to help meet short-term goals. As such, the Grant has a six- month performance period,beginning January 1, 2019 and ending June 30,2019. 1. GRANT MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM AMOUNTS Each county is eligible for a minimum of$2,000 and a maximum for its county allocation.' In the instance where multiple agencies within a county apply for funds and exceed the county's maximum allocation, each participating agency's award will be reduced uniformly. Upon award notification, each awarded agency will have an opportunity to decline funds should an adjusted award prove to be unaccommodating. 2. BASELINE AWARD FORMULA The following table illustrates the minimum and maximum award amounts for each county: County Minimum Award Maximum Award Alameda $2,000 $ 38,865.86 Alpine $2,000 $ 2,025.63 Amador $2,000 $ 2,845.90 Butte $2,000 $ 7,054.47 Calaveras $2,000 $ 3,002.74 Colusa $2,000 $ 2,490.70 Contra Costa $2,000 $ 27,522.35 Del Norte $2,000 $ 2,604.46 El Dorado $2,000 $ 6,183.52 Fresno $2,000 $ 24,366.17 1 County allocations were determined by using statistics from the California Department of Finance. Report E-1, Population Estimates for Cities, Counties, and the State—January 1,2017 and 2018. Retrieved from the Department of Finance website: http://www.dof.ca.gov/Forecasting/Demographics/Estimates/E-1/ 4 County Minimum Award Maximum Award Glenn $2,000 $ 2,639.43 Humboldt $2,000 $ 5,020.01 Imperial $2,000 $ 6,232.93 Inyo $2,000 $ 2,412.51 Kern $2,000 $ 22,113.90 Kings $2,000 $ 5,367.75 Lake $2,000 $ 3,445.17 Lassen $2,000 $ 2,686.40 Los Angeles $2,000 $230,356.86 Madera $2,000 $ 5,528.34 Marin $2,000 $ 7,859.76 Mariposa $2,000 $ 2,402.57 Mendocino $2,000 $ 3,982.94 Merced $2,000 $ 8,217.07 Modoc $2,000 $ 2,213.44 Mono $2,000 $ 2,306.93 Monterey $2,000 $ 11,843.34 Napa $2,000 $ 5,137.52 Nevada $2,000 $ 4,201.80 Orange $2,000 $ 73,526.68 Placer $2,000 $ 10,649.81 Plumas $2,000 $ 2,439.07 Riverside $2,000 $ 55,647.84 Sacramento $2,000 $ 35,963.56 San Benito $2,000 $ 3,267.68 San Bernardino $2,000 $ 50,295.91 San Diego $2,000 $ 76,110.37 San Francisco $2,000 $ 21,628.97 San Joaquin $2,000 $ 18,848.40 San Luis Obispo $2,000 $ 8,219.82 San Mateo $2,000 $ 19,190.61 Santa Barbara $2,000 $ 12,069.31 Santa Clara $2,000 $ 45,447.53 Santa Cruz $2,000 $ 8,147.94 Shasta $2,000 $ 5,958.62 Sierra $2,000 $ 2,071.21 Siskiyou $2,000 $ 2,990.64 Solano $2,000 $ 11,765.89 Sonoma $2,000 $ 13,176.81 Stanislaus $2,000 $ 14,337.99 Sutter $2,000 $ 4,159.23 Tehama $2,000 $ 3,422.03 Trinity $2,000 $ 2,302.77 Tulare $2,000 $ 12,566.20 5 County Minimum Award Maximum Award Tuolumne $2,000 $ 3,2I5.54 Ventura $2,000 $ 21,076.27 Yolo $2,000 $ 6,913.44 Yuba $2,000 $ 3,659.36 F. PROGRAM INFORMATION Through the Grant, the DOJ will provide funding to city and county agencies. An agency that receives funding under the Grant must use the funds to count previously untested sexual assault evidence kits. 1. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: Pursuant to Government Code section 680.4, each agency must submit a report to the DOJ on or before July 1, 2019. The following information must be included in the report: • The total number of untested sexual assault kits in their possession. • For each kit, the following information: o Whether or not the assault was reported to a law enforcement agency. o For kits where the victim has chosen not to pursue prosecution at the time of the audit, only the number of kits. o For all other kits, the following data, as applicable: • The date the kit was collected. • The date the kit was picked up by a law enforcement agency, for each law enforcement agency that has taken custody of the kit. • The date the kit was delivered to a crime laboratory. • The reason the kit has not been tested, if applicable. Progress Reports must be submitted to the DOJ by the following specified dates: Reporting Period Due Progress Report#1 January 1, 2019—March 30,2019 April 15, 2019 Final Report January 1, 2019—June 30, 2019 July 1,2019 SECTION II—RFA INSTRUCTIONS A. PREPARING AN APPLICATION The applicant must complete each section as described below. The application package shall not exceed five pages in length. Each page must be printed on plain white 81/2" x 11" paper for the application. 6 Grant applications are subject to the California Public Records Act,Government Code sections 6250, et seq. Do not put any personally identifiable information or private information on this application. If you believe that any of the information you are putting on this application is exempt from the Public Records Act, please indicate what portions of the application and the basis for the exemption. Your statement that the information is not subject to the Public Records Act will not guarantee thatthe information will not be disclosed. A complete application package shall include the following sections: • Application Cover Sheet • Letter of Intent • Project Budget B. PROJECT BUDGET Grant funds must be used to supplement existing funds for program activities and not replace funds appropriated for the same purpose. It is important to note that funds may only be used to compile data on the inventory of untested sexual assault evidence kits that were obtained prior to October 1,2018. Should the applicant use funds to compile information on current sexual assault evidence kits, usage of Grant funds shall constitute supplanting and may be the subject of application review, post- award monitoring, and audit. The DOJ requires the applicant to develop a line-item budget that will enable the agency to meet the intent and requirements of the Grant and ensure the successful and cost-effective implementation of the project. The applicant should prepare a realistic and prudent budget avoiding unnecessary or unusual expenditures that detract from the accomplishment of the objectives and activities of the project. Note: The following information is provided to assist in the preparation of the budget: • Strict adherence to required and prohibited items is expected. • Where the applicant does not budget for a required item, the applicant assumes responsibility. • Failure of the applicant to include required budget items does not eliminate responsibility to comply with those requirements during the implementation ofthe project. I. BUDGET LINE ITEMS a. Salaries Personnel services include services performed by project staffdirectly employed by the applicant and must be identified by position and percentage 7 of salaries. They may be salaried or hourly, full-time or part-time positions. b. Benefits Employee benefits must be identified by type and percentage ofsalaries. The applicant may use fixed percentages of salaries to calculate benefits. Budgeted benefits cannot exceed those already established by the applicant. Employer contributions or expenses for social security, employee life and health insurance plans,unemployment insurance, and/or pension plans are allowable budget items. A line item is required for each different position/classification, but not for each individual employee. If several people will be employed full-time or part-time in the same position/classification, provide the number of full-time equivalents(e.g.,three half-time clerical personnel should be itemized as 1.5 clerical positions). c. Operating Expenses Operating expenses are defined as necessary expenditures other than personnel salaries, benefits, and equipment. Such expenses may include specific items directly charged to the project, and in some cases, when permitted bythe funding source, an indirect cost allowance. The expenses must begrant- related (i.e.,to further the program objectives as defined in the Grant)and be encumbered during the performance period. d. State Travel and Per Diem Policy Grantees must adhere to the DOJ's travel and per diem limitations. These rates are subject to change without notice. i. Meals and Incidentals I. Breakfast $7.00 Breakfast may be claimed when travel commences at or prior to 6:00 a.m. Breakfast may be claimed on the last fractional day of a trip of more than 24 hours if travel terminates at or after 8:00 a.m. 2. Lunch $11.00 Lunch may not be claimed for travel less than 24 hours. Lunch may be claimed if the trip begins at or before 11:00 a.m. and maybe claimed on the last fractional day of a trip of more than 24 hours if the travel terminates at or after 2:00 p.m. 8 3. Dinner$23.00 Dinner may be claimed if the trip begins at or before 5:00 p.m. Dinner may be claimed when travel terminates at or after 7:00 p.m., whether on a one-day trip or on the last day of a trip of more than 24 hours. 4. Incidentals $5.00 Incidentals may be claimed for trips of 24 hours ormore. 5. Total Per Diem The maximum is $46.00 for a 24-hourperiod. ii. Lodging The maximum allowed lodging expense is $90.00 per night,plus applicable taxes, (except as noted below). All lodging rates are per night and receipts are required forreimbursement. 1. Special Lodging Rates • Statewide (excluding counties identified below): $90.00, plus tax. • Napa, Riverside, and Sacramento Counties: $95.00, plus tax • Marin County: $110.00, plus tax. • Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura Counties and Edwards AFB, excluding the City of Santa Monica: $120.00, plus tax. • Monterey and San Diego Counties: $125.00, plus tax. • Alameda, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties: $140.00, plus tax. • City of Santa Monica: $150.00, plus tax. • City&County of San Francisco: $250.00, plus tax iii. Mileage When a privately owned vehicle is utilized on project-related business, a maximum of 54.5 cents per mile is allowed, unless a higher rate is justified. Documentation justifying a higher rate must be on file and available for audit, but should not be submitted with the application. iv. Other Taxi, airport shuttle, etc., which exceed $3.50 must be supported by receipt. Parking in excess of$10.00 must be supported by receipt. 9 C. POST-AWARD REQUIREMENTS Applicants selected for funding must enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the DOJ. Funds will be paid to agencies in the form of reimbursement, upon receipt of an invoice from the grantee. It is incumbent on the grantee to obtain governing body resolutions and provide a copy of said resolution to the DOJ upon entering into the MOU. 10