CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SEVENTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-26-48 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Joaqu?n 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 susta...
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