Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Budget Committee met Aug. 17.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
On August 17, 2023, the Budget Committee met at Michael A. Bilandic Building, 160 N. LaSalle St., Room N505 and at the ICJIA Offices, 524 S. 2nd Street, Suite 220, Springfield, Illinois, to discuss and take actions regarding:
• American Rescue Plan Act
• Less Lethal Alternatives for Law Enforcement
• National Criminal History Improvement Program
• Justice Assistance Grants
• Safe From the Start
• Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Act
• Violence Against Women Act
• Victims of Crime Act
• Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
• Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention
• Violence Prevention and Reduction
Authority members and designees present were:
| Budget Committee Member Attendance | Present | Telephone | Absent |
| Jason Hernandez for Cook Co. Sheriff Tom Dart | X | ||
| Nicole Kramer for Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx | X | ||
| Mary Morrissey for Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly | X | ||
| Peter Kocerka for Cook Co. Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. | X | ||
| John Carroll for Attorney General Kwame Raoul | X |
| Other Authority Member Attendance | Present | Telephone | Absent |
| DuPage County Circuit Court Clerk Candice Adams | X | ||
| Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Director Keith Calloway | X | ||
| Scott F. Main for State Appellate Defenders Office Director James Chadd | X | ||
| Dr. Vickii Coffey | |||
| State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor’s Office Director Patrick Delfino (Authority Chair) | X | ||
| Illinois Justice Project Director Ahmadou Drame | X | ||
| Lake County Public Defender Keith Grant | |||
| Illinois Department of Corrections Acting Director Latoya Hughes | X | ||
| Anthony Escamilla for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Iris Martinez | X | ||
| Loyola CJRPP Director David Olson | X | ||
| Ali Abid for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle | X | ||
| Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart | X | ||
| Ryan Goodwin for Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc D. Smith | X | ||
| Dr. Janice Phillips for Illinois Dept. of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra | X | ||
| Cmdr. Robert Vanna for Chicago Police Department Interim Superintendent Fred Waller | X |
ICJIA Executive Director Delrice Adams
ICJAI Grant Specialist Stanley Buford
ICJIA General Counsel Kristina Dion
Larry Evans, Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System via telephone ICJIA Program Supervisor Shataun Hailey
Trooper Jason Hinds,Illinois State Police via telephone
ICJIA Program Supervisor Shai Hoffman
ICJIA Federal & State Grant Unit Administrative Assistant Jude Lemrow ICJIA Strategic Project Administrator Michael Lynch
ICJIA Federal & State Grants Unit Director Greg Stevens ICJIA Program Manager Mary Ratliff
ICJIA Program Supervisor Ron Reichgelt
ICJIA Deputy General Counsel Scott Risolute
ICJIA Advanced Grant Specialist Luisa Salazar
ICJIA Program Supervisor Cydney Wessel
Other Authority staff members and guests were present.
1. Minutes of the July 13, 2023, Budget Committee Meeting
The Budget Committee approved the minutes of the July 13, 2023, Budget Committee meeting.
2. American Rescue Plan Act
New Designation
The Budget Committee designated $250,000 in SFY23 ARPA funds to the Institute for Community to support their Ice & Fire Leadership Academy which will focus on developing community leaders in both these at-risk, under-resourced communities.
3. State Violence Prevention
New Designation
The Budget Committee designated $5,000,000 in SFY24 General Revenue funds to Laureus Sport for Good Foundation of America (Laureus USA) to create a grants program to increase access to, and equity of youth-development based sports initiatives.
4. Less Lethal Alternatives for Law Enforcement
New Designation
The Budget Committee designated $19 million in SFY23 Less Lethal Alternatives for Law Enforcement funding to the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) to serve as a lead entity for less lethal alternatives for law enforcement grants.
5. National Criminal History Improvement Program
New Notice of Funding Opportunity
The Budget Committee set aside up to $2,062,500 of the FFY23 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) Supplemental Funding award to release a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for grants to provide funding to a justice system related lead entity that will manage subgrants to Illinois justice system agencies for live scan equipment. Staff anticipates the NOFO will be released in late September 2023.
6. Justice Assistance Grants
Notice of Funding Opportunity Set-Aside Rescinded
The Budget Committee rescinded the Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) FFY20 $950,000 NOFO set-aside for Crime Strategy Analysis and Evaluation.Sent August 24, 2023
Designation Adjustment
The Budget Committee switched the designation of $633,334 for Crime Strategy Analysis and Evaluation originally made with JAG FFY21 funds to JAG FFY20 funds to take advantage funds made available by the recission of the FFY20 NOFO set-aside.
New Designations
Comprehensive Law Enforcement Response to Drugs
The Budget Committee designated funds to support Comprehensive Law Enforcement Response to Drugs programs as described in the table below.
| Program Category / Entity | FFY20 | FFY21 |
| 1. Police-led deflection | ||
| Cook Co Sheriff’s Office | $79,500 | |
| Dixon Police Department | $79,500 | |
| Subtotal: | $159,000 | |
| 2. Multijurisdictional narcotic prosecution units | ||
| Cook County SAO | $700,000 | |
| DuPage County SAO | $150,000 | |
| Kane County SAO | $127,431 | |
| Kankakee County SAO | $100,000 | |
| LaSalle County SAO | $98,886 | |
| Madison County SAO | $85,540 | |
| McHenry County SAO | $98,417 | |
| Will County SAO | $106,613 | |
| Subtotal: | $297,303 | $1,169,584 |
| 3. Multijurisdictional large-scale narcotic trafficking enforcement | ||
| Blackhawk Drug Task Force | $94,274 | |
| Central Illinois Enforcement Group | $110,855 | |
| DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group | $108,284 | |
| East Central Illinois Task Force | $119,859 | |
| Joliet Metropolitan Area Narcotic Squad | $111,715 | |
| Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group | $197,778 | |
| North Central Narcotics Task Force | $198,968 | |
| Quad City Metropolitan Enforcement Group | $149,388 | |
| Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force | $107,202 | |
| Southern Illinois Drug Task Force | $150,000 | |
| Southern Illinois Enforcement Group | $113,996 | |
| State Line Area Narcotics Task Force | $95,997 | |
| Task Force 6 | $51,285 | |
| Vermillion County Metropolitan Enforcement Group | $140,457 | |
| West Central Illinois Task Force | $124,055 | |
| Subtotal: | $1,763,258 | $110,855 |
| Totals: | $2,219,561 | $1,280,439 |
| Combined FFY20 and FFY21 Total: | $3,500,000 | |
The Budget Committee designated funds to support Violent Crime Reduction in Illinois Communities programs as described in the table below.
| Grantee | Area Served | Program Focus | FFY20 |
| Winnebago County | Northern Counties | Violent Crime | $282,538 |
| Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office | Collar Counties | Domestic Violence | $300,000 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign | Cook County | Domestic Violence | $283,334 |
| Total: | $865,872 | ||
The Budget Committee designated funds to support Addressing Transportation Barriers in Illinois Communities programs as described in the table below.
| Applicant | FFY21 |
| Effingham County | $18,527 |
| Iroquois County | $15,858 |
| Total: | $34,385 |
Designation Increases
The Budget Committee designated $882,379 in additional SFY24 SFS funds to augment existing grants to the following entities to support comprehensive and coordinated community-based programs that identify, assess, and serve children, primarily ages 0 to 5, who have been exposed to violence in their homes and/or communities, as detailed in the table below.
| Implementing Agency | Geographic Area | Original Designation Amount | Additional Funding | Revised Designation Amount |
| Children's Advocacy Center of North & Northwest Cook County | Cook/Kane (Elk Grove, Hanover, Maine, Palatine, Schaumburg, and Wheeling Townships; Prospect Heights; Carpentersville; E. Dundee) | $122,000 | $117,713 | $239,713 |
| EveryChild (formerly Child Abuse Council) | Rock Island, Henry, and Mercer | $122,000 | $118,500 | $240,500 |
| Implementing Agency | Geographic Area | Original Designation Amount | Additional Funding | Revised Designation Amount |
Children's Advocacy Center of North & Northwest Cook County | Cook/Kane (Elk Grove, Hanover, Maine, Palatine, Schaumburg, and Wheeling Townships; Prospect Heights; Carpentersville; E. Dundee) | $122,000 | $117,713 | $239,713 |
EveryChild (formerly Child Abuse Council) | Rock Island, Henry, and Mercer | $122,000 | $118,500 | $240,500 |
| Children's Home + Aid Society of Illinois | McLean | $122,000 | $118,500 | $240,500 |
| Family Focus, Inc. | Cook (Englewood and W Englewood) | $96,000 | $144,500 | $240,500 |
| Heartland Human Care Services | Cook (Pilsen, Little Village, Brighton Park, Back of the Yards, McKinley Park) | $96,000 | $132,650 | $228,650 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Cook (Roseland, Pullman, West Pullman) | $96,000 | $144,500 | $240,500 |
| Anew (formerly South Suburban Family Shelter, Inc.) | Cook and Will (Townships include Bloom, Bremen, Calumet, Orland, Palos, Rich, Thornton, Worth, Crete, Frankfort, Manhattan, Monee, New Lennox, Peotone, and Washington) | $122,000 | $106,016 | $228,016 |
| TOTAL | $776,000 | $882,379 | $1,658,379 | |
8. Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Act
The Budget Committee did not discuss the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Act (RSAT). RSAT will be addressed at a future Budget Committee meeting pending further development of staff recommendations.
9. Violence Against Women Act
Designation Reductions
The Budget Committee reduced designations to Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) programs by the amounts described in the table below.
Designee / Program | Reason for Lapse | FFY19 Funds | FFY20 Funds | FFY21 Funds |
| City of Chicago (CPD) SA | Unspent in personnel & fringe | $14,849 | ||
Kankakee County (Sheriff) | Unspent in travel | $4,502 | ||
| City of Chicago – (CPD) DV | Unspent in contractual | $54,368.10 | ||
| Peoria County (Sheriff) | Unspent in personnel | $29,551.73 | ||
| Kankakee County (SAO) | Unspent salary & fringe / Unbudgeted grant funds | $7,925.69 | $39,846.66 | |
| Cook County – SAO (SA) | Unspent in salaries & commodities | $14,262.32 | ||
| Cook County – SAO (DV) | Unspent in indirect costs | $154.24 | $15,949.84 | |
| KC-CASA | Unspent in salaries, commodities, eqpt & contractual | $11,539.29 | $15,646.93 | |
| St. Clair County (SAO) | Unspent in personnel | $29,512 | $3,572.65 | |
| ICADV | Unspent in contractual | $122,272.70 | $110,088.62 | |
| ICASA | Unspent in contractual | $9,413.19 | $63,461.43 | $5,596.19 |
| Family Rescue | Unspent balance | $112.73 | ||
| Total | $161,815 | $275,012.53 | $115,797.54 | |
Designation Reductions
The Budget Committee reduced designations to Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) programs by the amounts described in the table below.
| Designee / Program | Reason for Lapse / Recission | FFY18 Funds | FFY19 Funds |
| Alliance of Local Service Organization / Services to Victims of Multi Victimization | Contractual funds lapsed due to COVID. | $10,406 | $81,569 |
| BUILD, Inc. / Services to Victims of Multi Victimization | Contractual funds lapsed due to COVID. | $55,178 | $34,987 |
| City Colleges of Chicago / Services to Victims of Multi Victimization | Delayed grant execution. | $155,616 | |
| City of Rockford / Services to Victims of Multi Victimization | Contractual and fringe benefits funds lapsed due to COVID. | $60,539 | $744 |
| Port Ministries / Services to Victims of Multi Victimization | Delayed program start. | $23,284 | $240 |
| Total | $305,023 | $117,540 | |
The Budget Committee designated funds to programs as described in the table below.
| Entity | Program | FFY21 | FFY22 |
| Adler University | Restorative Justice Pilot Program | $191,100 | |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Trauma Recovery Center | $750,000 | |
| OSF Saint Francis Medical Center | Trauma Recovery Center | $750,000 | |
| Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIUSOM) | Trauma Recovery Center | $750,000 | |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | Trauma Recovery Center | $750,000 | |
| TOTAL | $191,100 | $3,000,000 | |
The Budget Committee set available funds aside for new NOFOs as described in the table below.
| Program | Amount Set Aside |
| Services for Underserved Victims of Violent Crime | $6,794,170 |
| Court-Appointed Special Advocate Victim Assistance | $1,472,070 |
| Law Enforcement/Prosecution Victim Assistance Services | $1,587,306 |
| Services for Victims of Human Trafficking | $800,000 |
New Designation
The Budget Committee designated $255,968 in FFY22 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act funds to support contractual personnel who will provide program management as the Illinois State Police develops a new record management system.
12. Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention
New Designations
Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention
The Budget Committee designated $2,210,921 in SFY24 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention (CBVIP) funds to augment existing grants to entities as described in the table below.
| Grantee | Current Designation | Additional Funds (FY24 CB-VIP) | Recommended Total Designation |
| Between Friends | $371,957 | $262,558 | $634,515 |
| Chicago Youth Boxing Club Inc. | $298,156 | $210,463 | $508,619 |
| River City Community Development Center | $713,279 | $503,491 | $1,216,770 |
| The Firehouse Community Arts Center of Chicago | $600,270 | $423,720 | $1,023,990 |
| The Support Group | $679,932 | $479,952 | $1,159,884 |
| True to Life Foundation | $468,544 | $330,737 | $799,281 |
| TOTAL | $3,132,138 | $2,210,921 | $5,343,059 |
The Budget Committee designated $6,002,059 in SFY24 CBVIP funds and $2,046,709 in SFY24 American Rescue Plan Act funds augment existing grants to entities as described in the table below.
| Implementing Agency | Current Designation | Additional Funds – FY24 ARPA | Additional Funds –FY24 State CB-VIP | Total Designation |
| Friends of the Children - Chicago | $491,918 | $493,812 | $0 | $985,730 |
| GRO Community | $545,158 | $379,466 | $0 | $924,624 |
| New Original Ministries | $545,221 | $553,467 | $0 | $1,098,688 |
| Restoring the Path | $482,194 | $619,964 | $0 | $1,102,158 |
| SUBTOTAL | $2,064,491 | $2,046,709 | $0 | $4,11,200.00 |
| Annie B. Jones Community Services, Inc. | $533,825 | $0 | $253,022 | $786,847 |
| APNA GHAR INC. | $158,825 | $0 | $97,858 | $256,683 |
| Bella Ease | $436,373 | $0 | $229,844 | $666,217 |
| Black Educational Advocacy Coalition | $480,000 | $0 | $278,264 | $758,264 |
| Books Over Balls | $461,340 | $0 | $279,864 | $741,204 |
| Center For Conflict Resolution | $130,042 | $0 | $113,693 | $243,735 |
| Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation | $476,658 | $0 | $319,413 | $796,071 |
| Child Abuse Council | $120,958 | $0 | $91,565 | $212,523 |
| Community Youth Network Counseling Center | $477,797 | $0 | $265,579 | $743,376 |
| Implementing Agency | Current Designation | Additional Funds – FY24 ARPA | Additional Funds – FY24 State CB-VIP | Total Designation |
| Cook County Southland Juvenile Justice Council | $420,000 | $0 | $317,796 | $737,796 |
| Ebenezer Community Outreach | $448,277 | $0 | $283,951 | $732,228 |
| Family First Center of Lake County | $397,951 | $0 | $263,732 | $661,683 |
| George Washington Carver
Association | $479,664 | $0 | $246,980 | $726,644 |
| Grand Boulevard Prevention Services | $240,000 | $0 | $136,458 | $376,458 |
| Harbor House (Iroquois) | $96,408 | $0 | $69,584 | $165,992 |
| Harbor House (Kankakee) | $385,008 | $0 | $306,384 | $691,392 |
| National Diversity and Inclusion Cannabis Alliance | $479,064 | $0 | $325,154 | $804,218 |
| Northwestern University | $720,000 | $0 | $339,661 | $1,059,661 |
| Partnering for Our Communities | $176,388 | $0 | $114,161 | $290,549 |
| Promise Academy of Peoria | $332,088 | $0 | $220,998 | $553,086 |
| South Shore Drill Team and
Performing Arts Ensemble | $165,898 | $0 | $122,107 | $288,005 |
| St. Sabina Church | $215,275 | $0 | $137,360 | $352,635 |
| Storycatchers Theatre | $482,160 | $0 | $334,936 | $817,096 |
| Teen Parent Connection | $122,957 | $0 | $84,454 | $207,411 |
| SUBTOTAL | $8,436,956 | $0 | $6,002,059 | $13,669,774 |
| TOTAL | $10,501,447 | $2,046,709 | $6,002,059 | $17,780,974 |
New Designations
The Budget Committee designated $315,000 in SFY24 Violence Prevention and Reduction funds to the entities listed below.
| Entity | SFY24 |
| Chicago Lawndale AMACHI Mentoring | $215,000 |
| Firehouse Community Arts Center of Chicago | $100,000 |
| Total | $315,000 |
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