DEPARTMENT: SAPD
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Anthony Trevi?o (Interim Police Chief)
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
FY 2015 Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking Competitive Solicitation
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing the submission of a grant application and acceptance of funds upon award, not to exceed $650,000.00 submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Office for Victims of Crimes (OVC) in response to the FY 2015 Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking Competitive Solicitation. This is a three year grant which would include separate but collaborative grant submittals with the Alamo Area Rape Crisis Center (RCC) as our partner agency. The funding would be to support the development and enhancement of multidisciplinary human trafficking coalition that implements collaborative approaches to combat all forms of human trafficking. There is a 25% in-kind match for the grant in the amount not to exceed $216,667 over the 3 year period.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The San Antonio Police Department is one of the founding members of the Alamo Area Coalition Against Trafficking (AACAT) and has actively participated in local human trafficking coalitions since 2009. The Coalition is a team comprised of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, as well as local public service agencies, victim service providers, and nonprofit and faith-based organizations. The AACAT serves as a focal point for education programs, prevention strategies and public awareness campaigns in Bexar County and the surrounding areas to produce and send a unified message to the public.
The AACAT receives no direct funding to further its efforts and therefore is unable to fund a multidisciplinary human trafficking coalition which could conduct proactive victim centered investigations into the various forms of human trafficki...
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