To: Delrico J. Loyd, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: Christopher R. Swanson, Sheriff
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RE: Approval to accept the 2027 STOP Violence Grant, in the amount of $300,000.00 with a $100,000.00 match requirement, from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS); the term of the grant is from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Request to accept the 2027 STOP Violence grant from the MDHHS. This grant term is October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, in the amount of $300,000.00 with a $100,000.00 match requirement. This grant is a renewal and has been included in the 2027 FY budget.
BACKGROUND:
The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office and local victim service agencies, including the YWCA of Greater Flint, Voices for Children Advocacy Center, and Hurley’s Trauma Recovery Center, is seeking to continue and enhance the multidisciplinary STOP Team to strengthen the community response to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. This project supports a trauma-informed, victim-centered, and offender-focused approach to law enforcement and direct services. Dedicated investigators will continue to focus exclusively on these crimes, improving timely and coordinated case response. The STOP Team includes first responders, prosecutors, and advocates working collaboratively from initial report through case resolution, providing victims with consistent support and holding offenders accountable. By sustaining and expanding this coordinated approach, the STOP Team improves access to justice, enhances survivor safety, and increases public trust in the criminal justice system.
DISCUSSION:
The Sheriff’s Office was notified on September 16, 2026, at 5:10 PM that the grant was renewed. This was past the deadline for October agenda submissions based on board policy; therefore, the resolution is being submitted after the grant term start date.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
This grant term is October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, with a project amount of $400,000.00. $300,000 in grant funds and a budgeted match amount of $100,000.00 included in the 2026-2027 FY approved budget.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This request conforms to the county priorities by providing safer communities. It also supports the counties efforts to communicate available resources and services to our residents. Lastly, it expands the role of the county as a convenor to enhance relationships that contribute to the growth of our community.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Office of Genesee County Sheriff to authorize accepting and entering into the 2026 STOP Violence Grant Agreement between Genesee County and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, in the amount of $300,000.00 with a required $100,000.00 county match for the term commencing October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, to provide services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the November 3, 2026 meeting of the Governmental Operations Committee of this Board), the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the grant agreement on behalf of Genesee County, and the Chief Financial Officer is directed to record the attached budget amendment.