Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Budget Committee met Dec. 15.
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On December 15, 2022, the Budget Committee met via internet video conference / teleconference to discuss and take actions regarding:
• Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes
• Justice Assistance Grants
• Victims of Crime Act
• Violence Against Women Act
• American Rescue Plan Act
• Community Trauma Recovery Centers
• Co-Responder Pilot Program
• Restore, Reinvest, and Renew
Authority members and designees present were:
| Budget Committee Member Attendance | Present | Telephone | Absent |
| Anne FitzGerald for Cook Co. Sheriff Tom Dart | X | ||
| Nicole Kramer for Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx | X | ||
| Illinois Justice Project Director Garien Gatewood | X | ||
| Mary Morrissey for Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly | X | ||
| Alexandria Santistevan for Cook Co. Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. | X | ||
| John Carroll for Attorney General Kwame Raoul | X |
Summary of Budget Committee Actions on December 15, 2022
Sent December 22, 2022
| Other Authority Member Attendance | Present | Telephone | Absent |
| DuPage County Circuit Court Clerk Candice Adams | X | ||
| Kendall County Sheriff Dwight Baird | X | ||
| Eric Carter for Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown | X | ||
| Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Director Keith Calloway | X | ||
| State Appellate Defenders Office Director James Chadd | X | ||
| Dr. Vickii Coffey | X | ||
| State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor’s Office Director Patrick Delfino (Authority Chair) | X | ||
| Shelith W. Hansbro for Illinois Department of Corrections Acting Director Rob Jeffreys | X | ||
| Anthony Escamilla for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Iris Martinez | X | ||
| Loyola CJRPP Director David Olson | X | ||
| Metra Chief of Police Joseph Perez | X | ||
| Ali Abid for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle | X | ||
| SPAC Director Kathryn Saltmarsh | X | ||
| Ryan Goodwin for Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc D. Smith | X | ||
| Dr. Amaal E. Tokars for Illinois Dept. of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra | X |
Also in attendance were:
ICJIA Strategic Project Coordinator Nathan Bossick
Assistant Chief of Police Bradley Dixon, Peoria Police Department Sgt. James Doss, Springfield Police Department
Stephanie Frank, TASC
Monica Grandberry, East St. Louis Police Department
ICJIA Program Supervisor Shataun Hailey
ICJIA Research and Analysis Unit Director Timothy Lavery ICJIA Strategic Project Administrator Dr. Alda Leavy-Skinner ICJIA Federal & State Grant Unit Administrative Assistant Jude Lemrow ICJIA Assistant Deputy Director Millicent McCoy
ICJIA Federal & State Grant Unit Administrative Assistant Vanessa Morris Ingrid Parker, Director of Institutional Advancement, Adler University ICJIA Program Supervisor Ron Reichgelt
ICJIA Deputy General Counsel Scott Risolute
ICJIA Federal & State Grants Unit Director Greg Stevens ICJIA Program Supervisor Mitch Troup
Jenny Urquiza-Whitiker, Peoria Police Department
ICJIA Program Manager Cydney Wessel
Other Authority staff members and guests were present.
1. Minutes of the October 20, 2022, Budget Committee Meeting
The Budget Committee approved the minutes of the October 20, 2022, Budget Committee meeting.
2. Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes
The Budget Committee designated $264,100 in FFY22 Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes (IREEO) funds to Adler University for its Access to Higher Education in Prisons Program.
3. Justice Assistance Grants
The Budget Committee designated $6,165 in FFY18 Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) funds to Cook County’s Human Trafficking Outreach Coordinator Program to reflect final program expenditures of $111,425.
4. Victims of Crime Act
Designation Reductions
The Budget Committee acted to reduce FFY19 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) designations as described in the table below.
| Entity / Program | Reason for Rescission | FFY19 |
| Franklin County State’s Attorney’s Office/Law Enforcement and Prosecution-Based Victim Assistance | Funds unspent at performance period end. | $31 |
| Williamson County State’s Attorney’s Office/Law Enforcement and Prosecution Based Victim Assistance | Personnel issues. | $15,184 |
| $15,215 | ||
Lead Entity Set-Aside
The Budget Committee acted to set aside FFY22 VOCA funds for to-be-identified lead entities as described in the table below.
| Program | FFY22 |
| Services for Victims of Domestic Violence | $10,060,000 |
| Services for Victims of Sexual Assault | $9,526,000 |
| Services for Victims of Child Abuse in a Child Advocacy Center | $7,095,628 |
| Total | $26,681,628 |
The Budget Committee designated FFY20 VOCA funds to support Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Victim Assistance programs as described in the table below.
| DESIGNEE | FFY20 |
| CASA of Boone County | $75,189 |
| CASA of Champaign County | $228,047 |
| Child Abuse Council | $130,460 |
| CASA of DeKalb County | $118,194 |
| CASA of Lake County | $458,190 |
| CASA of Macon County | $208,428 |
| CASA of McHenry County | $106,097 |
| CASA of McLean County | $191,377 |
| CASA of River Valley | $144,707 |
| CASA of Sangamon County | $228,826 |
| CASA of Southwestern Illinois | $365,574 |
| CASA of Winnebago County | $270,800 |
| Total | $2,525,889 |
5. Violence Against Women Act
New Notice of Funding Opportunity
The Budget Committee allocated $1,410,000 in FFY22 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) award for a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) soliciting two lead entities. These lead entities will oversee subgrants to organizations that provide services to underserved victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
6. American Rescue Plan Act
New Designations
The Budget Committee designated $5,265,000 in SFY23 Line-Item Appropriated American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to support programs described in the table below.
| Entity | SFY23 Designation |
| ASPIRA | $315,000 |
| Claretian Associates | $900,000 |
| East Aurora School District 131 | $900,000 |
| East St. Louis School District | $1,080,000 |
| Elgin SD U46 | $45,000 |
| Habilitative Systems, Inc. | $225,000 |
| Kenwood Oaklawn Community
Organization for a program at GoodKids MadCity | $900,000 |
| Organizing Leaders | $450,000 |
| The Poor People Campaign, Inc. | $450,000 |
| Total | $5,265,000 |
New Notice of Funding Opportunity
The Budget Committee allocated $1.9 million in appropriated SFY23 Community Trauma Recovery Center (CTRC) funding to release a NOFO for grants to expand trauma recovery center services.
8. Co-Responder Pilot Program
New Designations
The Budget Committee designated $6,532,000 in SFY23 Co-Responder Pilot Program (CRPP) funds as described in the table below. The funds will be used to support licensed clinical social workers or licensed social workers who will work with law enforcement. The social workers will be responsible for conducting follow-up visits for victims who may benefit from mental or behavioral health services.
| AGENCY NAME | SFY23 |
| Springfield Police Department | $3,164,000 |
| Waukegan Police Department | $2,300,000 |
| East St. Louis Police Department | $1,068,000 |
| TOTAL | $6,532,000 |
The Budget Committee tabled a recommended designation of $3,068,000 in SFY23 CRPP funds to the Peoria Police Department. This item will be addressed at a future Budget Committee meeting pending proposed budget revisions.
9. Restore, Reinvest, and Renew
Designation Increases
The Budget Committee designated $30,783,683 to support grant programs for a third year as described in the table below.
| Grantee | Current
Designation | Recommended Increase | Recommended Revised
Designation |
| East Springfield Community Center Commission | $1,706,186 | $978,093 | $2,684,279 |
| Illinois Legal Aid Springfield | $80,910 | $48,036 | $128,946 |
| Land of Lincoln Legal Aid | $375,834 | $260,916 | $636,750 |
| Macon County CASA | $155,758 | $95,546 | $251,304 |
| Sherrod’s Independent Mentoring Program | $471,744 | $371,357 | $843,101 |
| Springfield Urban League | $839,404 | $419,702 | $1,259,106 |
| Communities United | $416,632 | $208,316 | $624,948 |
| First Defense Legal Aid | $165,364 | $82,682 | $248,046 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | $1,002,534 | $501,267 | $1,503,801 |
| Safer Foundation | $1,618,000 | $809,000 | $2,427,000 |
| Alternatives, Inc | $1,027,994 | $513,997 | $1,541,991 |
| Center for New Horizons | $3,904,806 | $1,952,403 | $5,857,209 |
| Chicago Torture Justice Center | $462,338 | $231,169 | $693,507 |
| Chicago Urban League | $3,823,140 | $1,911,570 | $5,734,710 |
| Emerald South Economic Development Collaborative | $5,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $7,500,000 |
| Hope Center Foundation | $713,077 | $366,558 | $1,079,635 |
| Phalanx Community Services | $999,411 | $516,398 | $1,515,809 |
| St. Leonard’s Ministries | $223,754 | $111,877 | $335,631 |
| Chicago Youth Boxing Club | $102,200 | $62,200 | $164,400 |
| Children’s Place Association | $1,127,579 | $574,342 | $1,701,921 |
| Law And The Fam LLC | $1,677,780 | $838,890 | $2,516,670 |
| Lawndale Christian Development
Corporation | $268,584 | $134,292 | $402,876 |
| NAACP Westside Chicago Branch | $4,309,790 | $2,493,175 | $6,802,965 |
| St. Leonard's Ministries | $698,140 | $470,997 | $1,169,137 |
| GameTime Life Skills Foundation | $1,121,717 | $743,529 | $1,865,246 |
| Kankakee School District 111 | $1,948,513 | $1,216,481 | $3,164,994 |
| Northern IL Recovery Community Organization Waukegan | $518,400 | $293,400 | $811,800 |
| Prairie State Legal Services | $1,063,350 | $531,675 | $1,595,025 |
| Land of Lincoln Legal Aid | $184,578 | $127,092 | $311,670 |
| The Trep School | $626,573 | $371,172 | $997,745 |
| University of Illinois | $798,114 | $485,231 | $1,283,345 |
| City of Rockford | $1,041,580 | $520,790 | $1,562,370 |
| Comprehensive Community Solutions | $1,069,096 | $669,283 | $1,738,379 |
| Girl Scouts of Northern IL | $589,650 | $340,305 | $929,955 |
| Grantee | Current
Designation | Recommended
Increase | Recommended Revised
Designation |
| KFACT | $372,490 | $186,245 | $558,735 |
| Prairie State Legal Services | $386,170 | $193,085 | $579,255 |
| YMCA of Rock River Valley | $172,714 | $86,357 | $259,071 |
| Martin Luther King Community Center | $491,154 | $245,577 | $736,731 |
| Perfectly Flawed Foundation | $182,138 | $91,069 | $273,207 |
| Prairie State Legal Services | $309,016 | $154,508 | $463,524 |
| Peoria Public Schools | $1,717,338 | $858,669 | $2,576,007 |
| Prairie State Legal Services | $460,407 | $243,831 | $704,238 |
| Project Oz | $508,570 | $307,226 | $815,796 |
| Academic Development Institute | $1,809,292 | $979,292 | $2,788,584 |
| United Way Greater St. Louis | $1,724,340 | $895,100 | $2,619,440 |
| Arrowleaf (formerly Family Counseling Center) | $593,215 | $339,309 | $932,524 |
| Land of Lincoln Legal Aid | $115,280 | $57,640 | $172,920 |
| Lutheran Social Services | $457,404 | $228,702 | $686,106 |
| Chicago Urban League | $1,982,730 | $991,365 | $2,974,095 |
| Cook County Justice Advisory Council | $1,200,000 | $600,000 | $1,800,000 |
| Cornerstone Community Development Association (CDC) | $627,955 | $377,955 | $1,005,910 |
| Knotty Luxe | $1,172,602 | $586,301 | $1,758,903 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | $2,339,458 | $1,169,729 | $3,509,187 |
| National Diversity and Inclusion Cannabis Alliance | $809,607 | $439,982 | $1,249,589 |
| TOTAL | $57,564,410 | $30,783,683 | $88,348,093 |
Please contact Jude Lemrow at 312-793-0893 or jude.lemrow@illinois.gov if you have any questions.
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