HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 25-018RESOLUTION NO.25-01.8
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it in the best interest of the citizens of Beaumont that
the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program (PSN) be operated for the fiscal year 2026; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont agrees to provide applicable matching hinds for the
said project as required by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance grant
application; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont agrees that in the event of loss or misuse of the Office
of the Governor funds, the City of Beaumont assures that the funds will be returned to the Office
of the Governor in full; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont designates the City Manager as the grantee's authorized.
official. The authorized official is given the pourer to apply for, accept, rej ect, alter, or terminate
the grant on behalf of the applicant agency;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the City of Beaumont approves submission of the grant application for the Project
Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program to the Office of the Governor
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 4th day of February,
2025.
Grant Number: qqo
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Purpose:
The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that are designed to
create and foster safer neighborhoods through a sustained reduction in violent crime, including,
but not limited to, addressing criminal gangs and felonious possession and use of firearms.
Available Funding:
Federal funds are authorized under 34 US.C. §60702 Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant
Program (PSN). PSN funds are made available through a Congressional appropriation to the U.S.
Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. All awards are subject to the availability of
appropriated federal funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be
imposed bylaw,
Eligible Organizations:
Applications may be submitted by public and private institutions of higher education,
independent school districts, non-profit corporations (including hospitals and faith -based
organizations), and units of local government, which are defined as a non -statewide governmental
body with the authority to establish a budget and impose taxes.
All applications submitted by local law enforcement agencies/offices must be submitted by a unit
of government affiliated with the agency, including an authorizing resolution from that unit of
government. For example, police departments must apply under their municipal government, and
community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must
apply through their affiliated county government (or one of the counties, in the case of agencies
that serve more than one county).
Application
Applicants must access the PSO's eGrants grant management website at
https://eGrants,gov.texas.gov to register and apply for funding.
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Grant Management Standards (7xGMS), Federal Uniform Grant Guidance, and all statutes,
requirements, and guidelines applicable to this funding.
Eligible Activities and Costs
Funds may only be used to foster and improve existing partnerships between federal, state, local,
tribal, and territorial law enforcement officials, including the United States Attorney in each
Federal judicial district, prosecutors, and community -based partners representing members of the
community affected by increased violence, victims' advocates, and researchers to create safer
neighborhoods through sustained reductions in violent crimes by:
Developing and executing comprehensive strategic plans to reduce violent crimes, including
the enforcement of gun laws, and prioritizing efforts focused on identified subsets of
individuals or organizations responsible for increasing violence in a particular geographic
area;
2. Developing evidence -based and data -driven intervention and prevention initiatives, including
juvenile justice projects and activities which may include street -level outreach, conflict
mediation, provision of treatment and social services, and the changing of community norms,
in order to reduce violence and foster community trust in law enforcement entities; and
3. Effectively utilizing intelligence and data to identify violent crime drivers and individuals at
risk of violence victimization or perpetration and collecting data on outcomes achieved
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through the Program, including the effect on the violent crime rate, incarceration rate, and
recidivism rate of the jurisdiction.
Eligible Costs:
1. Salary, wage, and fringe benefits of individuals supporting the PSN project;
2, Overtime compensation of individuals supporting the PSN project;
3. Workshops and events associated with the support of the PSN project (pending approval by
Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance);
4. Travel associated with implementation and evaluation of the PSN project,
5. Equipment purchased to support the execution of the PSN project; and
6. Printing, publication, and duplication of materials that support the PSN project.
Program -Specific Requirements
Project Safe Neighborhoods Design Features
Applications must address 1 of 4 PSN design features:
Community Engagement. The main focus of this PSN design feature is programs that foster
meaningful engagement between and among communities, law enforcement, prosecutors, and
other stakeholders as an essential component of an effective violence reduction strategy. Ongoing
engagement involves open communication and builds relationships, trust, and shared public
safety values between community members and law enforcement.
Focused and Strategic Enforcement, To address violent crime, PSN initiatives often focus
strategic enforcement on a limited number of problem places and the individuals driving violent
crime. Violent crime is often driven by a small number of prolific offenders; they are often involved
in gangs, neighborhood crews, and violent street groups and are typically concentrated in
hotspots and small "micro -places" (e.g., a street segment with abandoned homes; a problem bar,
gas station, or convenience store; or an open-air drug market). In some jurisdictions, intimate
partner violence is the main violent crime concern. Critical elements of strategic enforcement
include:
1. Understanding the most significant drivers of violence and resources;
2. Leveraging technology and analytics;
3. Developing and implementing enforcement strategies; and
4. Deterring others from engaging in violence (which could also be through public awareness
about enforcement actions and available assistance).
Prevention and Intervention. Effective PSN Teams engage in problem -solving approaches that
address the reduction of violent crime using all the tools at their disposal. Applicants should
utilize strategies to address risk and protective factors, which often involves building relationships
with representatives of agencies and organizations most suited to provide education, social
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services, job training and placement, reentry programs, or similar resources to those in need.
Program should include prevention and intervention activities that can provide individuals and
families with skills, opportunities, and alternatives that can ultimately help to reduce violent crime
in communities,
Accountability. The ultimate goal of PSN is to reduce the level of violence in our communities.
Analyzing and assessing information about the incidence of violence and the effectiveness of
strategies to address it are important for PSN's success and credibility. Applicants addressing this
PSN design feature are required to collect and analyze relevant data that focus on outcomes—i.e.
reduced violent crime. Applicants must monitor crime data over time as related to their local PSN
Task Force's targeted problems and/or targeted areas.
Gang Task Forces
The PSN program requires that 30 percent of funding be allocated to support gang task forces in
the United States regions experiencing a significant or increased presence of criminal or
transnational organizations engaging in high levels of violent crime, firearms offenses, human
trafficking, and drug trafficking. Applications seeking to support gang task forces will be required
to provide information on the gang task force as well as list of participating agencies.
Eligibility Requirements
1. Local units of governments must comply with the Cybersecurity Training requirements
described in Section 772.012 and Section 2054.5191 of the Texas Government Code. Local
governments determined to not be in compliance with the cybersecurity requirements required by
Section 20545191 of the Texas Government Code are ineligible for OOG grant funds until the
second anniversary of the date the local government is determined ineligible. Government entities
must annually certify their compliance with the training requirements using the Cybersecurity
Training Certification for State and Local Governments. A copy of the Training Certification must
be uploaded to your eGrants application. For more information or to access available training
programs, visit the Texas Department of Information Resources Statewide Cybersecurity
Awareness Training -page.
2. Entities receiving funds from PSO must be located in a county that has an average of 90% or
above on both adult and juvenile dispositions entered into the computerized criminal history
database maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) as directed in the Texas Code
of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 66. The disposition completeness percentage is defined as the
percentage of arrest charges a county reports to DPS for which a disposition has been
subsequently reported and entered into the computerized criminal history system.
Counties applying for grant awards from the Office of the Governor must commit that the county
will report at least 90% of convictions within five business days to the Criminal Justice Information
System at the Department of Public Safety.
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3. Eligible applicants operating a law enforcement agency must be current on reporting complete
UCR data and the Texas specific reporting mandated by 411.042 TGC, to the Texas Department of
Public Safety (DPS) for inclusion in the annual Crime in Texas (CIT) publication, To be considered
eligible for funding, applicants must have submitted a full twelve months of accurate data to DPS
for the most recent calendar year by the deadline(s) established by DPS. Due to the importance of
timely reporting, applicants are required to submit complete and accurate UCR data, as well as the
Texas -mandated reporting, on a no less than monthly basis and respond promptly to requests
from DPS related to the data submitted.
4. Local units of government, including cities, counties and other general purpose political
subdivisions, as appropriate, and institutions of higher education that operate a law enforcement
agency, must comply with all aspects of the programs and procedures utilized by the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") to: (1) notify DHS of all information requested by DHS
related to illegal aliens in Agency's custody; and (2) detain such illegal aliens in accordance with
requests by DHS. Additionally, counties and municipalities may NOT have in effect, purport to
have in effect, or make themselves subject to or bound by, any law, rule, policy, or practice
(written or unwritten) that would: (1) require or authorize the public disclosure of federal law
enforcement information in order to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection fugitives from
justice or aliens illegally in the United States; or (2) impede federal officers from exercising
authority under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), § 1226(c), § 1231(a), § 1357(a), § 1366(1), or § 1366(3). Lastly,
eligible applicants must comply with all provisions, policies, and penalties found in Chapter 752,
Subchapter C of the Texas Government Code.
Each local unit of government, and institution of higher education that operates a law
enforcement agency, must download, complete and then upload into eGrants the CEO Law
Enforcement Certifications and Assurances Form certifying compliance with federal and state
immigration enforcement requirements, This Form is required for each application submitted to
OOG and is active until August 31, 2026 or the end of the grant period, whichever is later,
5. In accordance with Texas Government Code, Section 420.034, any facility or entity that collects
evidence for sexual assault or other sex offenses or investigates or prosecutes a sexual assault or
other sex offense for which evidence has been collected, must participate in the statewide
electronic tracking system developed and implemented by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Visit DPS's Sexual Assault Evidence Tracking Program website for more information or to set up an
account to begin participating. Additionally, per Section 420.042 "A law enforcement agency that
receives evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense ... shall submit that evidence to a public
accredited crime laboratory for analysis no later than the 30th day after the date on which that
evidence was received." A law enforcement agency in possession of a significant number of Sexual
Assault Evidence Kits (SAEK) where the 30-day window has passed may be considered
noncompliant.
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6. Eligible applicants must be registered in the federal System for Award Management (SAM)
database and have an UEI (Unique Entity ID) number assigned to its agency (to get registered in
the SAM database and request an UEI number, go to https: satrt.govA.
Failure to comply with program or eligibility requirements may cause funds to be withheld and/or
the suspension or termination of grant funds.
Selection Process
Application Screening: The Office of the Governor will screen all applications to ensure that they
meet the requirements included in the funding announcement.
Peer/Merit Review: The Office of the Governor will review applications to understand the overall
demand for the program and for significant variations in costs per item. After this review, the
Office of the Governor will determine if all eligible applications can be funded based on funds
available, if there are cost-effectiveness benefits to normalizing or setting limits on the range of
costs, and if other fair share cuts may allow for broader distribution and a higher number of
projects while still remaining effective.
)Final Decisions: The Office of the Governor will matte all final funding decisions based on
eligibility, reasonableness, availability of funding, geographic distribution, cost effectiveness, or
other relevant factors.
The Office of the Governor may not fund all applications or may only award part of the amount
requested. In the event that funding requests exceed available funds, the Office of the Governor
may revise projects to address a more limited focus.
Contact Information
For more information, contact the eGrants help desk at eGrants@gov.texas.gov or (512) 463 -1919,
Total Funds
$TBD
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