Local Organizations Receive Grant Funding to Support Crime Victims

Friday, September 23, 2022 at 10:32 AM

A total of $67 million in federal funding was distributed throughout Indiana.

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INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) has awarded $67 million in federal grants to more than 190 public and non-profit entities through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) program.

The funding will be used to provide direct services and assistance to crime victims throughout the state.

Local grant recipients include:

County	Organization	Amount Awarded
Dearborn	Children’s Advocacy Center	$459,192
Dearborn	Dearborn/Ohio Co. Prosecutor’s Office	$152,175
Franklin	Franklin Co. Prosecutor’s Office	$95,198
Ripley	Ripley Co. Prosecutor’s Office	$223,533
Ripley	Safe Passage, Inc.	$1,610,447
Ripley	Southeastern Indiana Voices for Children	$351,880

The Victims of Crime Act was established by Congress in 1984 to support state and local programs that assist victims of all kinds of crime including assault, robbery, homicide, driving while intoxicated, fraud, elder abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, and many others.

Overall, the VOCA funds are designed to help survivors stabilize their lives after a victimization, participate in the justice system and restore a measure of security and safety to their daily lives, along with addressing the physical and emotional trauma of crime.

Over the next two years, these grants will fund a variety of initiatives in Indiana including mental health counseling, transitional housing, crisis intervention, legal aid, and child and youth services.

For a full list of grant recipients, visit on.in.gov/VOCA.

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