Title
Resolution to Amend the Fiscal Year 2021 Council Approved Budget to Accept and Appropriate the FY 2020 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program Grant Awarded by the U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program Grant will provide funding to assist eligible states, local units of government, and tribes in preventing, preparing for, and responding to the coronavirus. Funds awarded under the CESF Program must be utilized to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus. Allowable projects and purchases include, but are not limited to, overtime salary cost, equipment (including law enforcement and medical personal protective equipment), hiring, supplies (such as gloves, masks, sanitizer), training, travel expenses (particularly related to the distribution of resources to the most impacted areas), and addressing the medical needs of inmates in state, local, and tribal prisons, jails, and detention centers.
Discussion:
See Purpose/Background.
Impact:
This grant funding is awarded by the Department of Justice(DOJ) Office of Justice Programs and will be utilized by the Hampton Sheriff's Office to purchase supplies and fund conditions related to the Coronavirus pandemic for a period of 2 years. The grant award is $160,366 with no local match required.
Recommendation:
Rec
Approve.
Body
WHEREAS, the U. S. Department of Justice has awarded the City of Hampton, Virginia (“City”) a 2020 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program Grant in the amount of $160,366 in federal funding;
WHEREAS, the 2020 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program Grant award requires no local match;
WHEREAS, the 2020 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program Grant, which totals $160,366, will be used by the Hampton Sheriff’s Office to fund supplies necessary to prevent, prepare, and respond to the coronavirus within the Hampton Sheriff’s Office facilities; and
WHEREAS, the grant award is for the period of January 20, 2020 through January 31, 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Hampton, Virginia hereby amends its Fiscal Year 2021 Council Approved Budget to accept and appropriate the 2020 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program Grant in the amount of $160,366, and any supplemental funding, to the Grant Fund for the purpose of preventing, preparing, and responding to the coronavirus within the Hampton Sheriff’s Office facilities in accordance with the grant agreement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Hampton, Virginia authorizes the City Manager, or her designee, to take any and all actions necessary to implement this grant award.