Department
Juvenile Court
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Request approval to amend the subaward contract for the Fulton County Juvenile Court (FCJC), 15PJDP-23-GK-06141-TITL, under the OJJDP FY 2023 Building Local Continuums of Care to Support Youth Success initiative with Georgia State University (GSU) (Atlanta, GA) to extend the contract through December 31, 2026, and to increase the spending authority for a total amount not to exceed $433,000.00 to conduct data collection, analysis, and reporting to identify resources needed for delinquency prevention for at-risk and justice-involved youth. The extension will be effective from July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, with automatic renewal contingent on continued funding and options to renew based on grant extension. The complete term of the grant is from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026, and the contract is 100% grant-funded and does not require County funds. (APPROVED UPON ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA)
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Requirement for Board Action (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
In accordance with Purchasing Code Section 102-420, contract modifications within the scope of the contract and necessary for completion of the contract, in the specifications, services, time of performance or terms and conditions of the contract, shall be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners for approval.
Strategic Priority Area related to this item
Justice and Safety
Commission Districts Affected
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Is this a purchasing item?
Yes
Summary & Background
Scope of Work: The Grantor is the Office of Justice Programs. The Grant Title is Fulton County Youth Intervention Planning program (YIP). The Subrecipient shall furnish and install all necessary labor, materials, equipment, supervision and insurance and will perform the following tasks required for this scope of work as described below:
Fulton County Juvenile Court (FCJC), in partnership with additional supporting Fulton County agencies and engaged community partners from all sectors, will implement the Fulton County Youth Intervention Planning program (YIP) that will convene the Planning Council of Community Stakeholders (PCCS) to:
(i) Identify and evaluate current intervention programs for youth (ages 12-17) within Fulton County that are aimed to reduce involvement with the justice system;
(ii) (ii) Identify strategies for cost savings and opportunities for impact reinvestments into programs and initiatives with proven results; and
(iii) (iii) Establish a continuum of care framework that supports the decarceration and diversion of at-risk youth within the service area.
The PCCS will be led by Dr. Volkan Topalli, an expert on urban violence, drug markets, youth crime, and community crime prevention and a Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University (GSU). The GSU research team will implement a 3-phase approach to include interviews with at-risk and justice involved youth and their families, community-based service providers currently receiving referrals from FCJC, and additional community-based organizations that have not yet been vetted by the Court but are providing known impacts to the community. Additional quantitative data analyses will follow the Cardiff Violence Program Model and will include geographically identified trend data from Fulton County and constituent municipality agencies and administrative data from FCJC.
The final deliverables include:
(1) An asset map of all identified resources and programs within the County;
(2) An internet dashboard/database to be used by FCJC and Fulton County citizens to locate much-needed effective service providers within communities throughout the County;
(3) A final report with findings from all program evaluations that identifies strengths and areas for improvement; and
(4) An online training curriculum to increase the capacity of community-based service providers to collect, analyze, and report participant data to increase fund development efforts and long-term sustainability. Docusign Envelope ID: 5AA4187A-2E3C-4265-8A88-035EEB32DF93 Intended beneficiaries include Fulton County agencies and citizens, along with other jurisdictions throughout the State that could implement a similar method of establishing an effective continuum of care for at-risk and justice-involved youth and their families.
Community Impact:
Department Recommendation: The department recommends approval
Project Implications: There are no project implications
Community Issues/Concerns: There are no community issues/ concerns
Department Issues/Concerns: There are no departmental issues/ concerns
Contract Modification:
Contract Compliance Information: NA
Exhibits Attached
Exhibit 1: Amendment No. 1 to Form of Contract
Exhibit 2: Grant Award Modification
Exhibit 3: GSU OJJDP Contract
Contact Information
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Cicely Barber, J.D., Chief Administrative Officer, Juvenile Court, (404) 613-4681
Contract attached
Yes
Previous Contracts
Yes
Grant Information Summary
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$304,080.13 |
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Start Date: |
1/1/2024 |
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End Date: |
12/31/2026 |
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If grant is a repeat or continuing grant, please provide the previous year award amount: $43,333.00