Grant Submission; Continuation; Community Supervision and Corrections Department – Fiscal Year 2026 Office of the Gov...

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2025-0571 Grant Submission; Continuation; Community Supervision and Corrections Department – Fiscal Year 2026 Office of the Governor – Criminal Justice Division, Specialty Courts Grant Program – Misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated (MDWI); Grant Request Amount of $214,115; No Cash Match Needed/ Required On a motion made by Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and seconded by Commissioner John Wiley Price, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: May 20, 2025 FUNDING SOURCE: Grant Funds – Office of the Governor (State); No cash match needed/required Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby approve the Community Supervision Correctional Department (CSCD) to submit the grant application to the Criminal Justice Division to continue funding the Misdemeanor DWI (MDWI) program in the amount of $214,115 with no Countywide cash match required. In addition, a resolution signed by all Commissioners Court members is required as part of the grant requirement for funding the grant and authorizes the County Judge to sign all related documents. The grant project is from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. Done in open Court May 20, 2025 by the following vote: IN FAVOR: County Judge Clay Jenkins, Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, Commissioner John Wiley Price, Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and Commissioner Andrew Sommerman OPPOSED: