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State's Attorneys and Sheriffs outline federal grant funding for prosecutors and staffing
Summary
The Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs told the House Appropriations Committee that federal grants fund four prosecutorial positions for impaired‑driving and domestic‑violence work, and that ARPA funds supported backlog staffing and a criminal case management system transition.
Tim Leader Dumont, executive director of the Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs (DSAS), and an accompanying staff member, told the House Appropriations Committee on April 9 that the department receives three main streams of federal funding that support prosecutors and investigative staff.
"We have $673,000 that comes into us. We have that funds 4 positions, 2 separate programs," Dumont said, describing the department’s federal grant portfolio and how it underwrites prosecutors assigned to high‑impact impaired‑driving work and to domestic‑violence and related prosecutions.
Dumont explained that one grant — historically routed through the State Highway Safety Office (formerly the Governor's Highway Safety Program and associated with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) — funds…
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