Approve Dallas County’s participation in the 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (“JAG”) and authoriz...

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

2025-0292 Approve Dallas County’s participation in the 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (“JAG”) and authorize the City of Dallas to submit the grant application on behalf of Dallas County; Approve JAG Program Funds Sharing and Fiscal Agency Agreement between Dallas County and the Cities of Balch Springs, Carrollton, Dallas, DeSoto, Duncanville, Garland, Grand Prairie, Irving, Lancaster, Mesquite, and Richardson to administer the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance JAG funds to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system; funding allocation of $292,668 for the FY2024 JAG program. On a motion made by Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and seconded by Commissioner Andrew Sommerman, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: March 18, 2025 FUNDING SOURCE: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby approve Dallas County’s participation in the 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (“JAG”) and authorize the City of Dallas to submit the grant application on behalf of Dallas County. Furthermore, the Commissioners Court authorizes the County Judge to sign the 2024 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Funds Sharing and Fiscal Agency Agreement, along with all other documents related to the application and award of the FY2024 JAG program. Done in open Court March 18, 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: None