DEPARTMENT: Police
DEPARTMENT HEAD: William P. McManus
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT: Cure Violence Grant
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing the designation of the Authorized Official (AO) and providing specific required language for the Cure Violence Grant from the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division. City Ordinance No. 2014-05-15-0334, dated May 15, 2014, authorized the acceptance of an invitation only grant award in the amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 from the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division for exploration, training, and a personnel compliment to support the Cure Violence Project.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On February 28, 2014, the San Antonio Police Department applied for the Cure Violence Initiative grant from the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division (CJD). City Ordinance No. 2014-05-15-0334, dated May 15, 2014, authorized the acceptance of an invitation only grant award in the amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 an initial award amount of $977,372.00 was received April 7, 2014 for the first 19 months of the project.
The City of San Antonio is required to specify the grant's designated Authorized Official as the Chief of Police and must contain specific language "In the event of loss or misuse of CJD funds, the City of San Antonio agrees to return all funds to CJD." This ordinance request adds this language as required by the Texas Administrative Code, Subchapter D, Section 3.2021.
Cure Violence, formerly known as CeaseFire, approaches violence as a disease that can be stopped using the same science-based strategies used to fight infectious diseases. By employing an evidence-based public health approach to violence prevention, Cure Violence trains carefully selected members of the community, trusted insiders, to anticipate where violence may occur and to intervene before it occurs. This model engages the entire community to change behavior and recog...
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