City of Columbus - File #: 2030-2022

• File #: 2030-2022
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/3/2022
• In control: Public Safety Committee
• On agenda: 9/12/2022
• Final action: 9/15/2022
• Title: To authorize the City Attorney to accept $500,000.00 in 2021 Firearms Technical Assistance Project Pilot program grant funding from the United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women; to appropriate award funds to the City Attorney for the Domestic Violence Wrap Around Response pilot; to authorize the appropriation of $500,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grants Fund 2220; to subaward $500,000.00 to Nationwide Children’s Hospital Research Institute’s Center for Family Safety and Healing to implement and manage the Domestic Violence Wrap Around Response pilot and achieve grant goals and objectives outlined by Office on Violence Against Women; and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/15/2022	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/14/2022	1	MAYOR	Signed
9/12/2022	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/12/2022	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation

The City of Columbus, Columbus City Attorney’s Office received a $500,000 grant through the United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), 2021 Firearms Technical Assistance Project Pilot (FTAP) program. Grant award period: July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025.

In 2020, the City Attorney partnered with the Franklin County Prosecutor, Columbus Division of Police, Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Franklin County Municipal Court Pretrial and Probation Services, Capital University Law School’s Civil Protection Unit, LSS CHOICES, and The Center for Family Safety and Healing to secure a National Council of Family and Juvenile Court Judges (NCFJCJ) Firearm Technical Assistance Program (FTAP) award. There was no funding attached to the initial NCFJCJ technical assistance award, but the project team was linked with professional consultants and national experts to improve compliance with firearm laws and regulations for domestic violence offenders. Through the successful work of the FTAP team, Columbus was selected to receive $500,000 in 2021 FTAP grant funds. 2021 FTAP funding will support the Domestic Violence Wrap Around Response pilot. This pilot embeds domestic violence advocates directly with Columbus Division of Police patrol first responders and in the Franklin County Domestic Relations Court's Family Protection Center. These advocates provide safety planning, resource referrals and direct advocacy for victims of domestic violence. Advocates also provide education for law enforcement and court staff on the complexity of domestic violence, domestic violence risk factors and the power and control dynamics often keeping victims in violent and volatile relationships.
To achieve the goals and objectives of this pilot project, the City will accept the grant funding then subaward $500,000 to Nationwide Children’s Hospital Research Institute’s (NCHRI- City of Columbus vendor # 006172) Center for Family Safety and Healing. The Cen...