Resolution 336-2015 ' RESOLUTION NO. 336 - 2015
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THE FFY 2015-16 EDWARD
BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has announced the funding
for Federal Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
Program; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners agrees to serve as the
coordinating unit of government in the preparation of the grant proposals and in the
distribution of funds allocated to Monroe County in the amount of $77,803 with no cash
match; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Substance Abuse Policy Advisory Board, with
concern given to the County's current drug control efforts, has recommended certain
programs receive funding to provide the community with behavioral health services and other
activity areas as designated by FDLE; and
WHEREAS, to be eligible for consideration of funding, applications were required to be
submitted using the FDLE Subgrant Information Management On-Line (SIMON) grant
management system with the original applications to follow; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
1. The Board of County Commissioners concurs with the Monroe County Substance
Abuse Policy Advisory Board's recommendations and ratifies the submission of the
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant applications;
2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign acceptance of awards and all related
documents for the Federal Fiscal Year 2015-2016 grant funds to the Florida
Department of Law Enforcement, Office of Criminal Justice Grants, v3ward rn .1
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Programs; Sr. n n CD
3. This resolution shall be retroactively effective upon adoption by the Bd of c'
County Commissioners and execution by the Presiding Officer and ClgrA. co 0
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe Comity, Flick
at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 21st day of October, 2015.
Mayor Danny Kolhage Yes
Mayor Pro Tern Heather Carruthers Yes
Commissioner George Neugent Yes
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy Yes
Commissioner David Rice Abstained
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CHRISTINE M. LIMBERT-BARROWS
ASSISTANT COIrNTY ATTORNEY
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FDLE
Florida Department of Business Support Rick Scott, Governor
Law Enforcement Office of Criminal Justice Grants Pam Bondi,Attorney General
Post Office Box 1489 Jeff Atwater, Chief Financial Officer
Richard L. Swearingen Tallahassee, FL 32302-1489 Adam Putnam, Commissioner of Agriculture
Commissioner (850)617-1250
www.fdle.state.fl.us
August 4, 2015 E
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Ms. Laura Deloach-Hartle AUG
Senior Administrator Grants and Special Projects ZQTS
Monroe County
1100 Simonton Street By
Key West, Florida 33040
Dear Ms. Deloach-Hariie:
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement(FDLE), Office of Criminal Justice Grants(OCJG) received a
Certificate of Participation from Monroe County. The form indicates you have been selected as the
county coordinator for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant(JAG) Program.
Allocations for the JAG funds must be used for one of the seven federal purpose areas. Subrecipients are
strongly encouraged to support the Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA)
JAG priority areas and choose to fund programs to reduce gun violence and recidivism, for pretrial reform
and justice system realignment, indigent defense, and improving mental health. Subrecipients are also
encouraged to use grant funds for evidence based programs.
Applicants should carefully read and follow the instructions when completing the application. Also, letters
from at least 51 percent of the local units of government representing at least 51 percent of the county
population must be submitted with the hard copies of the application for funding.
Please refer to http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/content/Grants/JAGC2016 for instructions regarding the
application process and a sample 51 percent letter. Applications that do not comply with the instructions
or do not include all required information will be returned for inclusion of the missing information or will
have a special condition withholding funds placed on the grant at the time of award. Please distribute
the above information to your applicants as soon as possible. As soon as you have determined
what projects will be funded in your county, please provide us with a list of the proposed projects
including the agency, project title, and dollar amount. Please e-mail the list to
crirninaliustice a(�.fdle.state.fl.us.
Recipients must apply online using FDLE's grant management system, Subgrant Information
Management ON-Line (SIMON). SIMON can be accessed at http:/lsimon.fdle.state.fl.us. Application
completion will require an announcement code which is a security feature allowing access to the
application. The announcement code is JAGC1516 and will be active beginning August 20, 2015.
Application completion will not be possible without this announcement code.
To assist you in completing this application a user manual and a video guide are available online. In
addition, all applicants are invited to participate in an online training on the application process that will be
conducted August 20, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Additional information about the training will be
provided by email.
Service •Integrity •Respect •Quality
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August 4, 2015
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The deadline for the online submission of all JAG applications is September 4, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. at
which time the announcement code will be deactivated. In addition to the electronic submission,
recipients must print the completed application and required certifications and submit two hard copies
(with original signatures) by September 10,2015 to:
• Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Office of Criminal Justice Grants
Attention: Petrina T. Herring
2331 Phillips Road
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
Our office is available Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. —5:00 p.m. EDT at(850)617-1250 to assist with
any questions. For issues relating to SIMON, please call this number and request the SIMON Help Desk.
Sincerely,
Randy Smyth
Senior Management Analyst Supervisor
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mayor DannyL.Kolha a District 1
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' taw• Mayor Pro Tem Heather Carruthers,District 3
The Florida Keys { � '— • George Neugent,District 2
^ 1 David Rice,District 4
�; _ Sylvia J.Murphy,District 5
September 10,2014
Petrina T. Herring
Administrator
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Office of Criminal Justice Grants
2331 Phillips Road
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Dear Ms. Herring,
In compliance with State of Florida Rule 11D-9, F.A.C., the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners approves
the distribution of $77,803 (total allocation available) of the Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Program funds for the
following projects within Monroe County:
Subgrantee Title of Project Dollar Amount
Monroe County Women's Jail Incarceration Drug Abuse
Treatment Program $ 37,331
Assisted Living Prevents
Recidivism in Dually-Diagnosed Adults 40,472
Total: $ 77,803
Sincerely,
anny L. Ko age
Mayor, Board of County Commissioners