Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Budget Committee met Sept. 14.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
On September 14, 2023, the Budget Committee met at The Illinois Room at 555 W. Monroe, Chicago, Illinois and at the ICJIA Offices, 524 S. 2nd Street, Suite 220, Springfield, Illinois, to discuss and take actions regarding:
• American Rescue Plan Act
• Community Trauma Recovery Centers
• Co-Responder Pilot Program
• Flexible Housing Pool Reentry Pilot Program
• Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Act
• Violence Against Women Act
• DIVERT
• Institute 2 Innovate
• 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 | ||
| Lt. Colonel Daniel Likens 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 | X | ||
| State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor’s Office Director Patrick Delfino (Authority Chair) | X | ||
| Illinois Justice Project Director Ahmadou Dramé | X | ||
| Lake County Public Defender Keith Grant | X | ||
| Shelith Hansbro for 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 |
Also in attendance were:
ICJIA Executive Director Delrice Adams
ICJIA Program Supervisor Shataun Hailey
Jose Hernedez-Lopez, Center for Housing and Health
ICJIA Program Supervisor Shai Hoffman
ICJIA Program Director Norman Kerr
ICJIA Strategic Project Administrator Alda Leavy-Skinner ICJIA Federal & State Grant Unit Administrative Assistant Jude Lemrow ICJIA Federal & State Grant Unit Administrative Assistant Vanessa Morris ICJIA Deputy General Counsel Scott Risolute
ICJIA Federal & State Grants Unit Director Mitch Troup ICJIA Program Supervisor Cydney Wessel
ICJIA Program Supervisor Stacey Woods
Other Authority staff members and guests were present.
1. Minutes of the August 17, 2023, Budget Committee Meeting
The Budget Committee approved the minutes of the August 17, 2023, Budget Committee meeting.
2. American Rescue Plan Act
New Designation
The Budget Committee designated $200,000 in SFY23/24 ARPA funds to the Decatur Community Partnership to support implementation of a violence prevention program similar to the Ceasefire model.
3. Community Trauma Recovery Centers
New Designation
The Budget Committee designated $1,319,161.30 to Live Free Chicago dba Live Free Illinois. to launch a Community Healing Resource Center (CHRC) Program to provide holistic healing services and promote community healing in communities impacted by violent crime.
4. Co-Responder Pilot Program
New Designations
The Budget Committee designated $9.6 million in SFY24 Co-Responder Pilot Program funds to the entities listed below to support up to twelve months of programming.
| AGENCY NAME | SFY24 |
| East St. Louis Police Department | $1,068,000 |
| Peoria Police Department | $3,068,000 |
| Springfield Police Department | $3,164,000 |
| Waukegan Police Department | $2,300,000 |
| TOTAL | $9,600,000 |
5. Flexible Housing Pool Reentry Pilot Program
New Designation
The Budget Committee designated $1 million in SFY24 Flexible Housing Pool funds to the Center for Housing and Health for its Flexible Housing Pool Reentry Pilot Program.
6. Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Act
New Designations
The Budget Committee designated FFY20 and FFY21 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Act (RSAT) funds to the entities listed below to support up to twelve months of programming.
| PROGRAM | FFY20 | FFY21 |
| Illinois Department of Corrections - Logan Dual Diagnosis Treatment for Women Unit 1 | $190,000 | |
| Illinois Department of Corrections - Logan Dual Diagnosis Treatment for Women Unit 2 | $190,000 | |
| Illinois Department of Corrections - Decatur Dual Diagnosis Treatment for Women | $190,000 | |
| Cook County Department of Corrections | $185,000 | |
| Kane County | $190,000 | |
| Kankakee County | $175,000 | |
| Total | $360,000 | $760,000 |
7. Violence Against Women Act
New Designations
The Budget Committee designated FFY20, FFY21, and FFY22 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) funds to the entities listed below to support up to twelve months of programming.
| Agency Name | FFY20 | FFY21 | FFY22 |
| Apna Ghar | $100,000 | ||
| Barbara Jean Foundation | $75,000 | ||
| Centro Sanar | $100,000 | ||
| Connections for Abused Women and their Children | $75,000 | ||
| Forever Fire | $75,000 | ||
| Healthcare Alternative Systems, Inc. (HAS) | $100,000 | ||
| The Immigration Project | $100,000 | ||
| KANWIN | $100,000 | ||
| Mujeres Latinas En Accion | $100,000 | ||
| TOTALS | $275,000 | $250,000 | $300,000 |
New Designation
The Budget Committee designated $521,227 in SFY24 General Revenue funds to the Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s Office’s DIVERT program. The DIVERT program will implement both diversion and deferred prosecution programs and will occur at the pre-trial or prosecution phase.
9. Institute 2 Innovate
New Notice of Funding Opportunity
The Budget Committee set aside up to $2,250,000 in the Institute 2 Innovate (i2i) funding for the SFY24 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to support planning and capacity building grants to strengthen nonprofit organizations by improving their core systems and operations.
10. Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention
New Designations
The Budget Committee designated $523,616 in SFY24 CBVIP funds to augment existing grants to entities as described in the table below.
| Implementing Agency | Current Designation (FY22 CBVIP) | Additional Funds – FY24 State CBVIP | Total Designation |
| Reflections Foundation | $170,017 | $120,021 | $290,029 |
| TOTAL | $170,017 | $120,021 | $290,029 |
| Implementing Agency | Current Designation (FY22 ARPA) | Additional Funds – FY24 State CBVIP | Total Designation |
| Cullar Consulting | $480,000 | $331,745 | $811,745 |
| The Village Legal and Community Project | $115,776 | $71,850 | $187,626 |
| TOTAL | $595,776 | $403,595 | $999,371 |
11. Violence Prevention and Reduction
New Designations
The Budget Committee designated $990,000 in SFY24 Violence Prevention and Reduction funds to the entities listed below.
| Entity | Maximum Amount |
| Angel’s Boxing Academy | $300,000 |
| Christianaire | $500,000 |
| Soul Children of Chicago | $90,000 |
| Vision for Chicago | $100,000 |
| Total | $990,000 |
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