LA County Board

20.\n2022 and 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant\nMemoranda of Understanding\nRecommendation: Authorize the Acting Chief Executive Officer to execute a\nMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Los Angeles (City) to\njointly accept funds from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau\nof Justice Assistance (BJA) for the 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice\nAssistance Grant (JAG) Program in the total amount of $2,693,286, whereby\nthe County will receive $1,211,979, which is half of the total grant amount after\na 10% set-aside of $134,664 to cover the City’s administrative costs, as\noutlined in the MOU. Authorize the Acting Chief Executive Officer to execute an\nMOU with the City to jointly accept funds from the DOJ BJA for the 2023\nEdward Byrne Memorial JAG Program in the total amount of $2,900,858,\nwhereby the County will receive $1,305,386, which is half of the total grant\namount after a 10% set-aside of $145,034 to cover the City’s administrative\ncosts, as outlined in the MOU. Approve the 2022 JAG Program budget in the\namount of $1,211,979 and the 2023 JAG Program budget in the amount of\n$1,305,306, in order to continue funding various crime prevention, courtroom\ndiversion, and community support programs across the County. Authorize the\nActing Chief Executive Officer to execute, on behalf of the County, any\ncontracts and actions necessary to amend, create, or extend any programs\nfunded by this grant in order to achieve the goals of the JAG Program.\nAuthorize the Acting Chief Executive Officer to execute future MOUs with the\nCity to jointly accept funds from the DOJ BJA in order to achieve the goals of\nthe JAG Program, approve future JAG Program budgets, and execute, on\nbehalf of the County, any contracts and actions necessary to amend, create, or\nextend any programs funded by this grant. This authority shall apply for a\nfive-year period starting in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 and continuing through\nthe end of FY 2030-31 in order to achieve the goals of the JAG Program,\nsubject to acceptance of an award, and execution of an MOU with the City.\n(25-6530)\nBoard Letter