DeWine awards $79.5 million in grants to crime victim service providers
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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that he is awarding $79.5 million to 356 crime victim service providers across Ohio as part of the "Ohio Attorney General's Expanding Services and Empowering Victims Initiative."
Attorney General DeWine created the initiative in 2015 to determine how grant funds could best be spent to serve victims of crime in Ohio.
Of the $79.5 million in grants announced, an estimated $25 million will go toward providing services to domestic violence victims, approximately $20 million will go toward serving victims of sexual assault, and more than $14 million will go toward services for abused children. Additional funds will assist agencies that provide services to at-risk youth, victims with disabilities and other victims that traditionally have not accessed victim services.
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“In the aftermath of a crime, it's critically important that victims have easy access to comprehensive care and services," said Attorney General DeWine. "Through these grants, agencies throughout the state will be able to continue or even expand upon the ways they help victims of crime in Ohio."
The $79.5 million in funds is being awarded from Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant funding awarded to Ohio from the U.S. Department of Justice. The fund is financed by federal settlements, fines and fees.
As part of separate grant funding also announced today, Attorney General DeWine awarded 195 crime victim service agencies with $3.4 million in grants from the State Victim Assistance Act (SVAA).
Locally, a new VOCA programs for 2017 is:
• Adena Health Systems Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program (includes Fayette, Highland, Pike, Ross): $174,712.40.
Other area agencies receiving funding include:
• A Friend’s House domestic violence shelter (includes Fayette County): $102,326.73 VOCA, $375 SVAA.
• Adams County Prosecutor’s Office: $36,484.12 VOCA, $54,247.60 SVAA.
• Brown County Prosecutor’s Office: $54,529.74 VOCA.
• Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati Child Advocacy Center (includes Adams, Brown, Clinton, Highland): $456,926.84 VOCA.
• City of Chillicothe Municipal Court Court-Based Victim Advocacy Program: $33,431.68 VOCA, $2,709 SVAA.
• City of Hillsboro Prosecutor Program: $64,248.64 VOCA, $1,894 SVAA.
• Clinton County Prosecutor’s Office: $12,791.97 VOCA, $31,824 SVAA.
• Dayton Children's Hospital Child Advocacy Center (includes Clinton, Fayette): $468,756.21 VOCA.
• Fayette County Prosecutor Program: $94,045.63 VOCA.
• Highland County Domestic Violence Shelter, Sexual Assault Program: $461,651.61 VOCA, $25,412 SVAA.
• Highland County Prosecutor’s Office: $110,676.85 VOCA, $6,285.03
SVAA.
• Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati (includes Brown, Clinton, Highland): $172,422.58 VOCA.
• My Sister’s House domestic violence shelter (Fayette): $87,099.20 VOCA, $79,705.35 SVAA.
• Ohio State Legal Services Association (includes Adams, Pike): $124,106.21 VOCA.
• Parents of Murdered Children Inc. homicide survivor advocacy program (includes Adams, Clinton): $25,571.91 VOCA, $49,709.29 SVAA.
• Pike County Partnership Against Domestic Violence: $101,547.78 VOCA, $105,723.00 SVAA.
• Pike County Prosecutor’s Office: $45,497.34 SVAA.
• Reach Out Incorporated domestic violence shelter (Adams): $89,070.60 VOCA, $13,067 SVAA.
• Ross County Coalition Against Domestic Violence: $154,809.29 VOCA, $16,110 SVAA.
• Ross County Prosecutor’s Office Victim Witness Assistance Program: $83,186 VOCA, $5,957 SVAA.
• The Child Protection Center of Ross County (also serves Fayette, Pike): $257,673.64 VOCA.
• The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital - Where’s the Line? Outreach/Awareness Program (includes Fayette, Highland, Ross): $261,668 VOCA.
• The Salvation Army Human Trafficking Program (includes Fayette): $463,623.84 VOCA.
• The Salvation Army (Cincinnati) Human Trafficking Program (includes Adams, Brown, Clinton, Highland, Pike): $385,357.25 VOCA.
• Wilmington College Campus Sexual Assault Program: $138,207.87 VOCA.
• YWCA of Greater Cincinnati Domestic Violence Shelter (includes Brown): $224,271.10 VOCA.
A complete list of agencies receiving VOCA and SVAA grants can be found at http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Briefing-Room/News-Releases/Cr….
Attorney General DeWine created the initiative in 2015 to determine how grant funds could best be spent to serve victims of crime in Ohio.
Of the $79.5 million in grants announced, an estimated $25 million will go toward providing services to domestic violence victims, approximately $20 million will go toward serving victims of sexual assault, and more than $14 million will go toward services for abused children. Additional funds will assist agencies that provide services to at-risk youth, victims with disabilities and other victims that traditionally have not accessed victim services.
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“In the aftermath of a crime, it's critically important that victims have easy access to comprehensive care and services," said Attorney General DeWine. "Through these grants, agencies throughout the state will be able to continue or even expand upon the ways they help victims of crime in Ohio."
The $79.5 million in funds is being awarded from Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant funding awarded to Ohio from the U.S. Department of Justice. The fund is financed by federal settlements, fines and fees.
As part of separate grant funding also announced today, Attorney General DeWine awarded 195 crime victim service agencies with $3.4 million in grants from the State Victim Assistance Act (SVAA).
Locally, a new VOCA programs for 2017 is:
• Adena Health Systems Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program (includes Fayette, Highland, Pike, Ross): $174,712.40.
Other area agencies receiving funding include:
• A Friend’s House domestic violence shelter (includes Fayette County): $102,326.73 VOCA, $375 SVAA.
• Adams County Prosecutor’s Office: $36,484.12 VOCA, $54,247.60 SVAA.
• Brown County Prosecutor’s Office: $54,529.74 VOCA.
• Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati Child Advocacy Center (includes Adams, Brown, Clinton, Highland): $456,926.84 VOCA.
• City of Chillicothe Municipal Court Court-Based Victim Advocacy Program: $33,431.68 VOCA, $2,709 SVAA.
• City of Hillsboro Prosecutor Program: $64,248.64 VOCA, $1,894 SVAA.
• Clinton County Prosecutor’s Office: $12,791.97 VOCA, $31,824 SVAA.
• Dayton Children's Hospital Child Advocacy Center (includes Clinton, Fayette): $468,756.21 VOCA.
• Fayette County Prosecutor Program: $94,045.63 VOCA.
• Highland County Domestic Violence Shelter, Sexual Assault Program: $461,651.61 VOCA, $25,412 SVAA.
• Highland County Prosecutor’s Office: $110,676.85 VOCA, $6,285.03
SVAA.
• Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati (includes Brown, Clinton, Highland): $172,422.58 VOCA.
• My Sister’s House domestic violence shelter (Fayette): $87,099.20 VOCA, $79,705.35 SVAA.
• Ohio State Legal Services Association (includes Adams, Pike): $124,106.21 VOCA.
• Parents of Murdered Children Inc. homicide survivor advocacy program (includes Adams, Clinton): $25,571.91 VOCA, $49,709.29 SVAA.
• Pike County Partnership Against Domestic Violence: $101,547.78 VOCA, $105,723.00 SVAA.
• Pike County Prosecutor’s Office: $45,497.34 SVAA.
• Reach Out Incorporated domestic violence shelter (Adams): $89,070.60 VOCA, $13,067 SVAA.
• Ross County Coalition Against Domestic Violence: $154,809.29 VOCA, $16,110 SVAA.
• Ross County Prosecutor’s Office Victim Witness Assistance Program: $83,186 VOCA, $5,957 SVAA.
• The Child Protection Center of Ross County (also serves Fayette, Pike): $257,673.64 VOCA.
• The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital - Where’s the Line? Outreach/Awareness Program (includes Fayette, Highland, Ross): $261,668 VOCA.
• The Salvation Army Human Trafficking Program (includes Fayette): $463,623.84 VOCA.
• The Salvation Army (Cincinnati) Human Trafficking Program (includes Adams, Brown, Clinton, Highland, Pike): $385,357.25 VOCA.
• Wilmington College Campus Sexual Assault Program: $138,207.87 VOCA.
• YWCA of Greater Cincinnati Domestic Violence Shelter (includes Brown): $224,271.10 VOCA.
A complete list of agencies receiving VOCA and SVAA grants can be found at http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Briefing-Room/News-Releases/Cr….