FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? OVC
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2001?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 202/307-0703
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
AWARDS MORE THAN $360 MILLION TO STATES
TO ASSIST CRIME VICTIMS
WASHINGTON, D.C. ? The
Justice Department?s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) announced today that all
50 states and six territories have been awarded a total of $360.8 million this
year to help crime victims.? With the FY
2001 grants, OVC has now distributed more than $2.3 billion in victim
assistance funds since 1986.? Money for
these annual awards comes from the Crime Victims Fund, which is supported
solely by fines paid by federal criminal offenders ?? not taxpayers.
?Victim assistance programs
offer a lifeline that can help repair the damage of crime,? said Attorney
General John Ashcroft.? ?These funds
help dedicated organizations make a difference in people?s lives, as well as
provide services that can help victims meet immediate needs in the aftermath of
a crime, protect them from further harm and build for the future.?
One recent success story
is the case of a Rochester, New Hampshire woman who was repeatedly abused by
her live-in boyfriend.? Virtually
penniless, she fled her house with her children and went to the police, who
referred her to A Safe Place, a shelter and advocacy service that receives OVC
victim assistance funds.? A Safe Place
provided immediate shelter, helped her successfully file for a restraining
order and arranged for permanent housing.
A Safe Place also facilitated counseling for the victim?s children and
provided food and gifts during the holidays.
? States use their crime victim assistance
funds to support community-based efforts, including domestic violence shelters,
rape crisis centers, child abuse victims programs and other initiatives that
provide counseling, advocacy or emergency transportation to victims.? States can also use these funds for
innovative efforts such as sexual assault nurse examiner programs or victim
service units in law enforcement agencies, prosecutors offices and social
service agencies.
The Crime Victims Fund
is supported by fines collected by United States Attorneys, the U.S. Courts and
the Bureau of Prisons.? Fines collected
in one year are deposited into the Fund and are available for grant awards the
following year.?
Over 90 percent of Fund
deposits are distributed annually by OVC to states and territories to support
state victim compensation and victim assistance programs.? Remaining funds are used for training and
technical assistance and national demonstration projects.
OVC is the federal
government?s chief advocate for crime victims and their families.? OVC provides funding for approximately 4,100
victim assistance programs serving 2.5 million crime victims each year and
state victim compensation programs that serve an additional 200,000 victims.
A list of the FY 2001
victim assistance grant awards each state received is attached.??? More information about the Crime Victims
Fund and OVC is available on OVC?s Web site at
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc and from the OVC
Resource Center at 1-800/627-6872.
Individuals can call OVC at 202/307-5983 for information about their
state victim assistance agencies.? A
list of these agencies is available at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/state.htm.
Information about other
Office of Justice Programs (OJP) bureaus and program offices is available at
www.ojp.usdoj.gov.? Media should
contact OJP?s Office of Congressional and Public Affairs at 202/307-0703.? ????????
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OVC 01162
OFFICE
FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME
FISCAL
YEAR 2001 STATE VICTIM ASSISTANCE GRANTS
???????????????????????????????????????????????
? State |
?Award Amount |
|
? ALABAMA |
$5,766,000 |
|
? ALASKA |
$1,246,000 |
|
? ARIZONA |
$6,258,000 |
|
? ARKANSAS |
$3,574,000 |
|
? CALIFORNIA |
$40,440,000 |
|
? COLORADO |
?$5,388,000 |
|
? CONNECTICUT |
$4,455,000 |
|
? DELAWARE |
$1,408,000 |
|
? D.C. |
$1,125,000 |
|
? FLORIDA |
$18,709,000 |
|
? GEORGIA |
$9,885,000 |
|
? HAWAII |
$1,929,000 |
|
? IDAHO |
$2,008,000 |
|
? ILLINOIS |
$15,115,000 |
|
? INDIANA |
$7,661,000 |
|
? IOWA |
$3,958,000 |
|
? KANSAS |
$3,698,000 |
|
? KENTUCKY |
$5,273,000 |
|
? LOUISIANA |
$5,768,000 |
|
? MAINE |
$2,010,000 |
|
? MARYLAND |
$6,732,000 |
|
? MASSACHUSETTS |
$7,941,000 |
|
? MICHIGAN |
$12,386,000 |
|
? MINNESOTA |
$6,254,000 |
|
? MISSISSIPPI |
$3,836,000 |
|
? MISSOURI |
$7,089,000 |
|
? MONTANA |
$1,564,000 |
|
? NEBRASKA |
$2,508,000 |
|
? NEVADA |
$2,680,000 |
|
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
$1,947,000 |
|
NEW JERSEY |
$10,313,000 |
|
NEW MEXICO |
$2,596,000 |
|
NEW YORK |
$22,427,000 |
|
NORTH
CAROLINA |
$9,719,000 |
|
NORTH DAKOTA |
$1,264,000 |
|
OHIO |
$14,064,000 |
|
OKLAHOMA |
$4,546,000 |
|
OREGON |
$4,496,000 |
|
PENNSYLVANIA |
$14,953,000 |
|
RHODE ISLAND |
$1,694,000 |
|
SOUTH
CAROLINA |
$5,182,000 |
|
SOUTH DAKOTA |
$1,383,000 |
|
TENNESSEE |
$7,108,000 |
|
TEXAS |
$24,653,000 |
|
UTAH |
$3,066,000 |
|
VERMONT |
$1,215,000 |
|
VIRGINIA |
$8,782,000 |
|
WASHINGTON |
$7,436,000 |
|
WEST VIRGINIA |
$2,677,000 |
|
WISCONSIN |
$6,827,000 |
|
WYOMING |
$1,078,000 |
|
PUERTO RICO |
$5,187,000 |
|
AMERICAN
SAMOA |
$ 277,000 |
|
GUAM |
$383,000 |
|
NORTHERN? MARIANA ISLANDS |
$283,000 |
|
VIRGIN
ISLANDS |
$644,000 |
|
TOTAL:???????????????????? $360,864,000