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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJAG Grant Program Recovery Act: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program FFY 2009 This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlines the responsibilities and protocols for participating jurisdictions pertaining to the FFY 2009 Recovery Act: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. 1. Participating Jurisdictions The participating jurisdictions, relevant to this MOU, in the Recovery Act: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant are: • King County • City of Kent • City of Seattle • City of Kirkland • City of Auburn • City of Maple Valley • City of Bellevue • City of Redmond • City of Bothell • City of Renton • City of Burien • City of SeaTac • City of Covington • City of Shoreline • City of Des Moines • City of Tukwila • City of Federal Way • City of Woodinville • City of Kenmore II. Background and Purpose Proposed to streamline justice funding and grant administration, the Recovery Act: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program allows states, tribes, and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own local needs and conditions. JAG blends previous Byrne Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) Programs to provide agencies with the flexibility to prioritize and place justice funds where they are most needed. III. Disparate Certification Jurisdictions certified as disparate must submit a joint application for the aggregate of funds allocated to them, specifying the amount of funds that are to be distributed to each of the units of local government and the purposes for which the funds will be used, and indicating who will serve as the applicant/fiscal agent for the joint funds. The above jurisdictions are certified as disparate. Page 1 of 5 IV. Fiscal Agent and Fund Allocation The City of Seattle will act as the applicant and will serve as the fiscal agent for the joint funds. The City of Seattle will charge a 3.7% ($181,520) administrative fee for these services. The allocation of funding is as follows: King County $863,500 City of Kent $307,485 City of Seattle $2,522,098 (Fiscal Agt.) City of Kirkland $45,524 City of Auburn $161,101 City of Maple Valley $11,185 City of Bellevue $96,935 City of Redmond $44,739 City of Bothell $21,192 City of Renton $143,245 City of Burien $103,999 City of SeaTac $83,396 City of Covington $20,800 City of Shoreline $74,566 City of Des Moines $64,755 City of Tukwila $104,980 City of Federal Way $183,079 City of Woodinville $12,755 City of Kenmore $16,875 V. Project Allocations and Reporting Participating jurisdictions are responsible for identifying their own projects for funding, and for providing project information to the identified fiscal agent, the City of Seattle, for purposes of submitting one joint application on behalf of all participating jurisdictions. Upon receipt of award documents, and prior to expense of funds pertaining to the Recovery Act: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula Program, the fiscal agent will enter into Interagency Agreements with all participating jurisdictions. Page 2 of 5 Recovery Act: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program FFY 2009 Signature Page Signature: Signature: Name & Title: Name & Title: Tim Ceis, Deputy Mayor Kurt Triplett, Chief of Staff Jurisdiction: City of Seattle Jurisdiction: King County Date: Date: Sign ~ Signature: ~ Name & Title: Name & Title: Peter B. Lewis, Mayor Jurisdiction: City of Auburn Jurisdiction: City of SeaTac Date: qpR 17 2009 Date: Signature: Signature: Name & Title: Name & Title: Jurisdiction: City of Bellevue Jurisdiction: City of Federal Way Date: Date: Signature: Signature: Name & Title: Name & Title: Jurisdiction: City of Bothell Jurisdiction: City of Burien Date: Date: Page 3 of 5 Signature: Signature: Name & Title: Name & Title: Jurisdiction: City of Kent Jurisdiction: City of Woodinville Date: Date: Signature: Signature: Name & Title: Name & Title: Jurisdiction: City of Kirkland Jurisdiction: City of Shoreline Date: Date: Signature: Signature: Name & Title: Name & Title: Jurisdiction: City of Redmond Jurisdiction: City of Covington Date: Date: Signature: Signature: Name & Title: Name & Title: Jurisdiction: City of Renton Jurisdiction: City of Maple Valley Date: Date: Signature: Signature: Name & Title: Name & Title: Jurisdiction: City of Tukwila Jurisdiction: City of Kenmore Date: Date: Page 4 of 5 Signature: Name & Title: Jurisdiction: City of Des Moines Date: Page 5 of 5