DOMESTIC ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAM GRANT

At their November 12, 2002 meeting, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approved a Resolution to Accept a Grant from the U.S. Justice Department for a Domestic Assault Response Team Program and to Authorize Subcontracts with Agency Partners.

The Ingham County Prosecutor's Office applied for and has been approved to receive a continuation "Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies" grant from the Office of the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. The amount of the grant is $521,588, with no local match required.

The City of Lansing Police Department and the Council Against Domestic Assault have agreed to continue to participate in an interjurisdictional task force to administer this program, titled the "Domestic Assault Response Team" (DART).

A a sub-contract with the City of Lansing is authorized for $168,270, to provide for1 FTE Detective, salary and related personnel costs, and $33,920 to provide for the sub-leasing of private office space that is rented by the City of Lansing Police Department, and $33,874 to provide for one part time, contractual probation officer to work in the Lansing 54-A District Court, for a total sub-contract cost of $236,064.