| Item Title: | 346th DC El Paso Veterans Treatment Court | | Submitted By: | Silvia Serna, Veterans Program Director, 346th DC Veterans Court (915) 546-2119 | | Subject: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to accept the Texas Veterans Commission, Fund for Veterans Assistance, El Paso Veterans Treatment Court grant, in the amount of $300,000 from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. No County match is required. (Contract No. 2019-0504) | | Background: | The Texas Veterans Commission grant is to fund a full time Counselor, a full time Community Supervision Office, a full time Compliance Officer and the part time salary of a Sheriff's Office Deputy, for the supervision of participants of the El Paso Veterans Treatment Court Program. | | Fiscal Impact: | The grant award is for $300,000 with no county match, for dates July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
An account will be set up at the time the acceptance of the grant is approved by Commissioners Court. | | Recommendation: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to accept the Texas Veterans Commission, Fund for Veterans Assistance, El Paso Veterans Treatment Court grant, in the amount of $300,000 from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. No County match is required. (Contract No. 2019-0504) | | Prior Action: | The County of El Paso Commissioners Court, on behalf of the El Paso Veterans Treatment Court program, submitted the Texas Veterans Commission solicitation for funding consideration on October 22, 2018, contract #2018-0799, Grant Applications, item #15. Further on July 8,2019, Judiciary and Corrections, item #8, the El Paso Veterans Treatment Court requested funding from GF-GADM for the month of July 2019 because the Official Notice of Grant Award (NOGA) had not been received. | | Strategic Plan: | .. | | Strategic Plan Information: | |
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