Explanation
Background:
This legislation will authorize the City Attorney to accept a supplemental grant award for the VAWA Domestic Violence Prosecutors Grant #04-WF-VA2-8758 from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Justice Programs Unit for the continued funding of the VAWA Domestic Violence Prosecutors program within the Domestic Violence unit of the City Attorney's Office. The Domestic Violence unit assists witnesses and victims of domestic violence through the legal process and provides counseling, referrals, and linkage with agencies and community resources. This ordinance will further authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the grant award.
Emergency action is requested to allow for the uninterrupted continuation of this grant program.
Fiscal Impact:
The required matching funds of $1,690.00 are included in the City Attorney's 2005 General Fund Budget.
Original Grant Supplemental New Grant Award
Project period: 01/01/05 - 12/31/05 same same
Federal Share: 106,197.00 5,073.00 111,270.00
Matching funds: 35,399.00 1,690.00 37,089.00
Total Grant: 141,596.00 6,763.00 148,359.00
Title
To authorize the acceptance of a supplemental grant award from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Justice Programs Unit and appropriation of funds in the amount of Five Thousand Seventy-Three and no/100 Dollars ($5,073.00) for the funding of the VAWA Domestic Violence Prosecutors program, to authorize the transfer and appropriation of matching funds required by the acceptance of the grant in the amount of One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety and no/100 Dollars ($1,690.00) and to declare an emergency. ($6,7...
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