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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: November 15, 2021 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:21-633 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.G. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />City Manager <br />BY:Abdul Pridgen <br />Chief of Police <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Susan Hsieh <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Accept Grant <br />Funds in the Amount of $36,345 from the 2021 Department of Justice’s Edward <br />J. Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) and to authorize the City Manager to <br />Execute all Documents Pertaining to this Resolution to Fund the Purchase and <br />Administration of the CordicoShield Wellness Software Application <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution to accept a grant award of $36,345 from <br />the 2021 Department of Justice’s Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) and to authorize the City <br />Manager to execute all documents and appropriate funds to fund the purchase and administration <br />of the CordicoShield Wellness Software Application. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) Grant Program (42 U.S.C. 3751 (a)) is <br />the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. The Byrne <br />JAG Program is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs and <br />was created in 2005 by merging the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Grant Program (Byrne) with the <br />Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program (LLEBG). Byrne JAG funding can be used to <br />support a broad range of state and local government projects, including those designed to <br />prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system. <br />To ensure that each state and territory receives an appropriate share of JAG funds, allocation to <br />state and local governments is based on a formula using population and crime statistics in <br />combination with a minimum allocation. Funds are split 60/40 between state and local recipients <br />within states. Municipal governments, tribes, and community-and faith-based groups are eligible <br />to receive Byrne JAG funding. Historically, funding for the JAG Program in California had been <br />allocated directly to counties through a non-competitive process. <br />The JAG Program supports seven “Program Purpose Areas” designated by federal statute. <br />These include the following: <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/12/2021157