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• The Santa Ana Police Department is the proud recipient of a $400,000 Cai -GRIP Grant <br />which helped fund the expansion of the Santa Ana Police Activities Athletics League and <br />offer mentoring, physical activities and development programs to more of the City's <br />youth. The program served 1,308 youth during this past year in various programs <br />including the "Fitness for SAPAAL" program at Jackson Elementary School. We are <br />working to expand the program for next year. <br />• In addition, the second three -month Cal -GRIP project has started where ten CHIP officers <br />are working on an overtime basis with our gang suppression teams. This effort has been <br />cited as a model partnership by the CHIP Commissioner and the Governor's Office. <br />• Since its inception, the Cities of Santa Ana and Anaheim have been jointly awarded over <br />$57 million in UASI funds to help coordinate and implement regional emergency <br />preparedness, response, and recovery from natural disasters and acts of terrorism for all <br />Orange County. In the coming year, grant staff from the Anaheim Police and Fire <br />Departments will be co- locating with the Santa Ana Police Department to streamline <br />effectiveness, eliminate duplication of efforts and decrease operating costs. Santa Ana <br />has taken a leadership role and has been cited as a model for other urban areas within <br />the country. <br />• The $300,000 Department of Justice, Solving Cold Cases with DNA Grant will continue <br />throughout this next year. This grant provides overtime salary to accelerate the process <br />of submission of DNA evidence on older cases. <br />• The Computer Forensics Unit will join with the FBI, DA's Office and eight other agencies <br />this year to form the new Orange County Regional Computer Forensics laboratory. The <br />new multi - million dollar facility will not only be a cost savings to Santa Ana, it will <br />substantially increase the computer forensics resources, expertise, and networking <br />valuable to the Santa Ana Police Department. <br />• The $25,000 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant of the Santa Nita Gang Injunction will be <br />continued. This grant provides overtime funding for the Police Department and District <br />Attorney's Office to actively pursue gang members and ensure their prosecution. <br />• The Fire Department has received $321,221 in federal funding through the Metropolitan <br />Medical Response System Grant. The grant supports the integration of emergency <br />management, health and medical systems by augmenting existing local operational <br />response systems before the incident occurs by funding limited personnel time, tools <br />and supplies. <br />• The City of Santa Ana has applied for federal funding through the SAFER Hiring program <br />for additional firefighters. If awarded, the City will receive full funding for salary and <br />benefits for six firefighters for two years. This will allow the City to recognize significant <br />savings on overtime expenses. <br />-7- <br />