Item 19 - FY 2022 Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women Grant Funds

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Human Options/OVW Improving Criminal Justice Responses OVW-2022-171037 Memorandum of Understanding Page 7 of 10 • Allocate a Staff Therapist (.24 FTE) to provide bilingual, trauma-informed, and culturally competent mental health counseling to victims. • Utilize an MSW Intern (using leveraged funds) to assist with walk-in clients and follow- up advocacy at SAPD, individual counseling and support groups at SAPD and/or a Santa Ana based Family Resource Center. • Provide emergency shelter and/or safety net for victims of domestic violence and their children (with leveraged funds). • Comply with OVW and VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) safety standards to ensure that project staff does not engage in activities that compromise victim safety. As a collaborating, funded agency, the City of Santa Ana will receive compensation from this Grant for fiscal year 2022-23 not to exceed $70,000.00, for fiscal year 2023-24 not to exceed $70,000.00, and for fiscal year 2024-2025 not to exceed $70,000.00, up to $210,000 over the three- year grant period (based on timely billing and spend-down). Funds not expended by the City of Santa Ana will be reallocated to the project based on project needs. The City of Santa Ana commits to the following roles and responsibilities to ensure the success of this project: • Assign one Domestic Violence Corporal or Sergeant to serve on the project oversight team, attend project oversight meetings, attend required OVW training and project orientation, work collaboratively to address obstacles preventing victim access to the criminal justice system, investigate domestic violence cases, supervise the police officers,