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30 In the first six month of the program, the case manager received 52 referrals from the participating 31 agencies. The case manager was able to interact with 26 of the individuals referred. Nearly 60 32 percent of the referred individuals already had mental health services in place but still experienced 33 contacts with law enforcement. It was evident their previous levels of mental health care were not 34 sufficient. 35 36 The community case manager program achieved promising outcomes in its first six months of 37 operation. One indicator of success wasin Roseville, where 87 percent of referred individuals had no 38 mental health related contacts with the Roseville Police Department in the following six months. 39 Recently, NYFS approached the Roseville Police Department regarding an opportunity to reimagine 40 and expand upon the current community case manager model through application to the 2021 41 Minnesota Byrne Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) Criminal and Juvenile Justice Intervention Grant 42 Program (Attachment A). The goal of the grant is to improve public safety by supporting 43 intervention activities for adults or juveniles who have had initial involvement and/or activities that 44 will reduce further involvement in the criminal and juvenile justice systems. 45 The Roseville Police Department and NYFSseek to build upon the success of the currentcase 46 coordinator model and apply to fund a full-time NYFS case coordinator/community advocate 47 assigned exclusively to Roseville. The individual would expand services in Roseville, supporting 48 additional individuals experiencing mental health crisis and their families to increase healthy 49 behaviors and reduce law enforcement contacts. 50 Should 2021 JAG grant funding be awarded, the police department hopes to create an office space 51 for the case coordinator/community advocate, an opportunity to facilitate communication, provide 52 training opportunities, and partner in community outreach initiatives. 53 NYFS will apply as the Lead Agency, receiving over 90% of the grant funds with the Roseville 54 Police Department in the role of Key Partner, a partner essential to meeting the goals of the grant 55 program. JAG requires approximately 60% of funds be passed through to local units of government. 56 Approximately 40% of awards may go directly to nonprofits. A non-profit applicant such as NYFS 57 can increase their chances of having their proposal accepted by having units of local government 58 benefitting from their programming sign a Variable Pass-Through (VPT) waiver approving the grant 59 application. The governing body and/or the highest-ranking official of the local government entity 60 must sign the waiver (Attachment B). 61 The grant application deadline is December 8, 2020. 62 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 63 The Roseville Police Department and Northeast Youth and Family Services seek approval of the 64 Variable Pass-Through (VPT) waiver to apply for 2021 Minnesota Byrne Justice Assistance Grants 65 (JAG) funding to build upon an innovativepartnership and provide expanded services to people and 66 families experiencing mental health crisis through fundinga full-time NYFS case 67 coordinator/community advocateassigned exclusively to Roseville. 68 B UDGET I MPLICATIONS 69 There is minimal financial obligation or risk to the City of Roseville as there is no match 70 requirement of the grant and no further obligation of the City of Roseville upon grant completion. Page 2 of 3