CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SEVENTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-26-48 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Joaquín Baca, by request
RESOLUTION
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Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of Grant Funds For A Violence Intervention Fund Grant From The New Mexico Department Of Health Office Of Gun Violence Prevention And Grant Funds From The State Of New Mexico Healthcare Authority Behavioral Health Regional Investment Act Grant Through An Intergovernmental Agreement With Bernalillo County; Providing An Appropriation To The Albuquerque Community Safety Department In Fiscal Year 2027 (Baca, by request)
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APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR A VIOLENCE INTERVENTION FUND GRANT FROM THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND GRANT FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REGIONAL INVESTMENT ACT GRANT THROUGH AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH BERNALILLO COUNTY; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2027.
WHEREAS, the Albuquerque Community Safety Department has a goal to ensure people of all ages have the access to holistic and trauma-informed response to calls for services; and
WHEREAS, the operation of the Albuquerque Community Safety Department provides the technical means of accomplishing these goals; and
WHEREAS, under a joint proposal to the State of New Mexico Healthcare Authority, Bernalillo County was awarded $2 million in Early Access Funding through the Behavioral Health Regional Investment Act, of which $1 million will be allocated to the City of Albuquerque for its Albuquerque Community Safety Division through an intergovernmental agreement to sustain and expand the City’s School-Based Violence Intervention Program (SBVIP); and
WHEREAS, the State of New Mexico awarded the City of Albuquerque a Violence Intervention Fund grant in the amount of $2,150,000 to sustain and expand the Youth-Violence Intervention Program (YVIP), School-Based Violence Intervention Program (SBVIP), Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (HBVIP), Opioid Education & Prevention Program (OEP), continue the VIP partnership with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, and provide support to community-based partners to build an appropriate continuum of care; and
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque is desirous of receiving and appropriating these funds to help reduce violence in our community.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. That the Council hereby approves and authorizes the Albuquerque Community Safety Department to accept the Violence Intervention Fund grant in the amount of $2,150,000 for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and its submission and filing with the appropriate official or office of the New Mexico Department of Health is in all respects approved.
Section 2. That Council hereby approves and authorizes the Albuquerque Community Safety Department to accept the New Mexico Healthcare Authority SB3 Early Access grant in the amount of $1,000,000 for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, through an intergovernmental agreement with Bernalillo County, and its submission and filing with the appropriate official or office of the New Mexico Healthcare Authority is in all respects approved.
Section 3. That state funds from the New Mexico Department of Health in the amount of $2,150,000, state funds from the New Mexico Healthcare Authority in the amount of $1,000,000, and $30,000 for indirect costs from the Transfer to Operating Grants Fund Program are hereby appropriated to the Albuquerque Community Safety Department in the Operating Grants Fund (265) for Fiscal Year 2027.
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