REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MINDY CASTO, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: MARK SALAZAR, Deputy Police Chief
Investigative Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the 2024 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) grant program:
1. Authorize the Chief of Police to accept $1,996,599 in grant funding for the SAKI grant awarded to the Fresno Police Department from the U.S. Department of Justice, through the Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
2. ***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 51st Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2024-122 to appropriate $715,200 for the Police Department's FY24 Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) grant program (Requires Five Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council authorize acceptance of $1,996,599 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, through the Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance and adopt the 51st Amendment to AAR No 2024-122 to appropriate $715,200 for the Police Department's SAKI FY 2025 budget. The remaining funds will be utilized in FY 2026-2027. Funds have been awarded for the 2024 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative to the Fresno Police Department's Family Justice Bureau within the Investigations Division.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno has been awarded grant funds of $1,996,559 from the U.S. Department of Justice, through the Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to assist with the follow up investigation of cold case sexual assault cases. The grant period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027.
BACKGROUND
In 2018, the Fresno Police Department Sexual Assault Cold Case Unit (CCU) was formed with grant funding from the 2018 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) grant from the U.S Department of Justice through the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funds were used to investigate 694 Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) potential suspe...
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