The Chief of Police for the Houston Police Department (HPD) recommends that City Council approve an ordinance authorizing an electronic application and acceptance of grant funds through the Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Division (CJD) for the FY2025 Violent Crime Program Grant. The grant period becomes effective October 1, 2024 and ends on September 30, 2025. CJD will provide $150,000.00 in grant funding. No City matching funds or in-kind contribution is required. This will be the city's 2nd award under this program.
The purpose of the FY2025 Violent Crime Program Grant is to provide overtime funding. The Houston Police Department will utilize the grant funds to track and surveil violent offenders. HPD’s Northeast Crime Suppression Team, South Central Division Crime Suppression Team (CST) and Differential Response Team (DRT) will focus heavily on the prevention and suppression of violent crime in and around their respective areas of operation. The goal of this initiative is to reduce the victimization of the citizens and businesses in Houston, who are preyed on by those individuals or groups committing violent crime.
The Houston Police Department also requests City Council to authorize the Chief of Police or his designee to act as the City’s representative in the application process with the authority to apply for, accept and expend the grant funds as awarded, and apply for, accept and expend all subsequent awards, if any, to extend the budget period, and to authorize the Mayor to execute all related agreements with the approval of the City Attorney in connection with the grant not to exceed five years.
Fiscal Note:
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
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Troy Finner
Chief of Police