a. Authorize the Public Defender’s Office to receive an award from the State of California Office of the State Public Defender’s Expanded Public Defense Services (Holistic Defense) Grant in the amount of $716,152 with a grant period of February 1, 2026 through June 1, 2028; and b. Designate and authorize the Public Defender, Chief Assistant Public Defender, Assistant Public Defender, or Designee to execute and manage grant documents for the Expanded Public Defense Services (Holistic Defense) Grant.

Committee

Board of Supervisors

Requested by

Public Defender

Introduced

January 6, 2026

On agenda

January 27, 2026

Where it was heard

Board of Supervisors Jan 27, 2026

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