Technology

Grant: US DOJ - OJP/BJA Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program
Project Description: Research and Evaluation Tool to perform statistical research design utilizing the Propensity discontinuity Score Matching methodology for court-ordered participants. (The collection and research tool will provide data regarding the court-ordered participant’s quality of life as well as the critical assessment of program impact on recidivism.)
Agency/Division Requesting Funds: DAJD
Amount Requested: $330,000
Direct Funding / Pass-through: Direct
Status: Pending
Anticipated Outcomes: Enhance Community Corrections Division (CCD) Program employees’ ability to garner participant data and help determine evidence-based programs affect on recidivism.
Estimated Duration: 3 years
Estimated Costs for Completion: $330,000
King Co. Contact: Pat Presson or Dawn Nguyen
Funding Obligations, Restrictions or Encumbrances on County Government: N/A
Estimated Benefit to County’s GF Relative to Projected 2010 Deficit: $110,000 each year from 2009 through 2011

Grant: US DOJ - OJP/BJA Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program
Project Description: Digital Evidence Prosecution Project
Agency/Division Requesting Funds: Prosecuting Attorney
Amount Requested: $589,534
Direct Funding / Pass-through: Direct
Status: Denied
Anticipated Outcomes: Will provide 2 additional staff positions. Will provide for more effective prosecutions of violent felonies and sex crimes by increasing the capacity for qualified forensics examiners to acquire and analyze digital evidence.
Estimated Duration: 1 year
Estimated Costs for Completion:
King Co. Contact: Chuck Pardee
Funding Obligations, Restrictions or Encumbrances on County Government: Grant funding provides for 2 additional staff positions.
Estimated Benefit to County’s GF Relative to Projected 2010 Deficit: N/A

Grant: US DOJ - OJP/BJA Edward Byrne Memorial, Competitive, Category I—Comprehensive community based data-driven approaches to preventing and reducing violent crimes
Project Description: Develop and implement an information system that would enable criminal justice partners to share comprehensive data about individual suspects and defendants.
Agency/Division Requesting Funds: Superior Court
Collaborating Agencies/Partners: Most criminal justice agencies, including PAO, OPD, DAJD and the Sheriff's office
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Direct Funding / Pass-through: Direct
Status: Denied
Anticipated Outcomes: System will integrate case information within the adult criminal justice system and establish links with other systems supplying crucial information, such as the State Judicial Information System (JIS). Courts, prosecution, defense, law enforcement in the field, social service agencies, and others will have access to information on criminal suspects and defendants from all relevant systems, enabling them to make informed decisions quickly. The exact number of jobs created has not been computed, but would include hiring a new business analyst, computer application developers and a hardware specialist.
Estimated Duration: 18 months
Estimated Costs for Completion: $2,000,000
King Co. Contact: Linda Ridge
Funding Obligations, Restrictions or Encumbrances on County Government: Not known at this time. The exact number of positions created has not been computed.
Estimated Benefit to County’s GF Relative to Projected 2010 Deficit: Specific savings to the GF in out years is not known at this time.

Grant: ARRA of 2009 Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) STOP Grant Recovery Act Funds for Court-Related Projects
Project Description: Develop data collection system to capture and analyze Domestic Violence (DV) case data and inform the court of sentencing practices on DV cases
Agency/Division Requesting Funds: District Court
Collaborating Agencies/Partners: PAO and Victim Advocates, KC OPD, Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Amount Requested: $17,489
Direct Funding / Pass-through: Pass-through funding, per the Administrative Office of Courts (AOC) staff.|
Status: Awarded
Anticipated Outcomes: 468 hrs of consultant time to analyze, review, develop, and convene stakeholders and partners
Estimated Duration: 18 months, diminished by any delay in contracting
Estimated Costs for Completion: $17,489
King Co. Contact: Lois Smith
Funding Obligations, Restrictions or Encumbrances on County Government: 33% match (in-kind)
Estimated Benefit to County’s GF Relative to Projected 2010 Deficit: N/A

Grant: US DOJ - OJP/BJA Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Formula Grant Program
Project Description: LSJI: Document Exchange - This project will address the lack of digital document management that exists between law enforcement and the courts in the KC criminal justice work flow. The Integrated Document Exchange Project will develop a capacity for the county's criminal justice operations to receive both digital documents and/or XML data feeds, digest those feeds, store the data into systems of record and produce digital documents as applicable.
Agency/Division Requesting Funds: OMB, CJ agencies and LSJ-I
Collaborating Agencies/Partners: LSJ-I / OIRM
Amount Requested: $299,621
Direct Funding / Pass-through: Direct
Status: Awarded
Anticipated Outcomes: Improved information flow and efficiency.
Estimated Duration: 2 years
Estimated Costs for Completion: $961,345
King Co. Contact: Trevor Esko
Funding Obligations, Restrictions or Encumbrances on County Government: The entire $299,621 is one-time funding. No King County match is required. However, additional funding will be identified to complete the project in 2010 and 2011.
Estimated Benefit to County’s GF Relative to Projected 2010 Deficit: N/A

Grant: US DOJ - OJP/BJA Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Formula Grant Program
Project Description: Replacement of KC Sheriff's Records Management (IRIS) and Evidence Management (TESS) Systems - These systems, essential to the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases, were developed over 10 years ago and are in critical need of replacement to handle the heavy, multi-user wireless environment in which the Sheriff's Office now operates.
Agency/Division Requesting Funds: OMB and Sheriff's Office
Amount Requested: $879,825
Direct Funding / Pass-through: Direct
Status: Awarded
Anticipated Outcomes: Keep deputies in the field by reducing travel time for system access. Reduced costs to maintain antiquated, unsupported system. Real-time information sharing with entire Sheriff's Office and with regional partners. Reliable incident-based processing.
Estimated Duration: 2 years
Estimated Costs for Completion: $5.6 million
King Co. Contact: DeWayne Pitts or Joe Lewis
Funding Obligations, Restrictions or Encumbrances on County Government: The entire $879,825 is one-time funding. No King County match is required. However, additional funding will be required. $2.3 million was appropriated in 2009. The Byrne JAG award will be used to offset the amount of debt issued to fund the 2009 appropriation. Additional funding is required to complete the project.
Estimated Benefit to County’s GF Relative to Projected 2010 Deficit: Reduce GF debt service.

Collaboration with Regional Partners

Grant: Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) - Public Computer Centers category
Project Description: Community Learning Space in Lakewood Park Project.
TAF is seeking funding to support the construction of and programming at its Community Learning Space, which will be located in King County’s Lakewood Park in White Center. Specifically, the grant application requests funding for the building’s second floor, which will house four wireless learning labs and an academic support center. Launched in 2005, the Community Learning Space is a $14 million public-private partnership involving TAF and King County, with the support of private individuals and foundations, community groups, and local businesses.
Partner Requesting Funds: Technology Access Foundation (TAF)
Additional Partners: Dept of Natural Resources and Parks/Parks and Solid Waste Divisions in collaboration with OIRM; King County Executive; King County Housing Authority; Highline School District; White Center Community Development Association.
King County’s Role: As the landowner, King County Parks will provide project oversight and coordinate other details (permitting, liaising with the community, Parks maintenance staff, etc). The Solid Waste Division has provided technical support and guidance regarding the project’s green building aspects and use of salvaged materials. OIRM has expressed support for the project and can provide technical assistance in the future.
Status: Denied