TITLE
Title
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF HIGH POINT - 2019 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Sheriff Danny H. Rogers (Capt. Wes Mecham)
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BACKGROUND
Background
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (“JAG”) program is administered through the United States Department of Justice-Bureau of Justice Assistance (“USDOJ-BJA”). The grant may be used for criminal justice purposes to enhance public safety and Guilford County regularly applies for such grants. The 2019 JAG grant provided funds over a four (4) year period and this specific grant was awarded for the period beginning October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
Initially, the 2019 JAG grant was a joint application between the City of Greensboro, City of High Point, and Guilford County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO). The 2019 grant award was in the total amount of $250,102 and was to be distributed amongst the City of Greensboro (as the primary recipient), with High Point and GCSO as sub-recipients. After the grant was awarded the City of Greensboro declined its share, thus requiring a resubmission of the grant application materials and re-distribution of Greensboro’s share of the grant money to GCSO (as primary recipient) and High Point (as sole sub-recipient). The resubmission process was successful, but time consuming.
Following completion of the lengthy re-submission process, the grant was placed on the February 3, 2022 regular meeting agenda where the Board of Commissioners approved the total grant amount of $250,102 to be allocated under the following terms: $120,029.50 to the City of High Point and the balance of $130,072.30 distributed to the FY 2021-22 GCSO budget.
Before the USDOJ would transmit these grant funds to the GCSO, the terms of the grant required the County to attest, under penalty of perjury, to a number of statements or acknowledgements which are called “certification and assurances”. Each certification/assurance made by the C...
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