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CHARLESTON -- Gov. Jim Justice is awarding funding to agencies throughout the state, including ones in Randolph, Upshur, Barbour, Tucker and Pocahontas counties.
A total of $13,182,765 in Victims of Crime Act Assistance sub-grant funds will go to 84 public and private non-profit agencies.
The funds will provide direct services such as counseling, personal advocacy, court advocacy, client transportation and support services to victims of crimes including domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse and elder abuse.
The funds will also support assistance to victims as they move through the criminal justice system.
The VOCA funds are awarded from the Office for Victims of Crime, the Office of Justice Programs of the U.S. Department of Justice. These funds are administered by the West Virginia Division of Administrative Services, Justice and Community Services section.
Justice also requested and signed HB 336 in the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the West Virginia Legislature, which provides part of the funding for these grants.
Funds were awarded to the following local agencies:
Randolph County
Randolph County Commission
$35,984
This grant will fund staff in the Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide services to crime victims in Randolph County.
Randolph and Tucker counties
Randolph County Children's
Advocacy Center Inc.
$95,683
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Randolph and Tucker counties.
Randolph, Tucker, Braxton, Upshur, Webster and Barbour counties
Women's Aid in Crisis
$547,619
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, child victims, and sexual assault victims in Randolph, Barbour, Tucker, Upshur, Webster, and Braxton counties.
Upshur and Lewis counties
Mountain CAP of West Virginia Inc.
$66,352
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Upshur and Lewis counties.
Upshur County
Upshur County Commission
$29,118
This grant will fund staff in the Upshur County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Upshur County.
Barbour County
Barbour County Commission
$32,869
This grant will fund staff in the Barbour County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Barbour County.
Harrison, Doddridge, Taylor and Barbour counties
Harrison County Child Advocacy Center
$259,673
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims in Harrison, Doddridge, Taylor and Barbour counties.
Greenbrier, Pocahontas counties
CASA of the Eleventh Judicial
Circuit, West Virginia Inc.
$71,796
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Greenbrier and Pocahontas Counties.
Greenbrier, Monroe and Pocahontas counties
Child and Youth Advocacy Center Inc.
$169,676
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Greenbrier, Pocahontas, and Monroe Counties.
Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe,
Pocahontas counties
Family Refuge Center Inc.
$380,994
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, and Pocahontas Counties.
Statewide
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving
$37,628
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of Driving Under the Influence cases throughout the State of West Virginia.
• West Virginia Child Abuse Network Inc.
$161,740
This grant will fund the West Virginia Child Abuse Network Inc's Expansion and Service Enhancement Project statewide aimed at expanding Child Advocacy Center (CAC) services to unserved areas and enhancing the quality of services provided to victims of child abuse in the 43 counties already served by a CAC.
• West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence Inc.
$193,325
This grant will fund staff to direct legal services to victims and survivors statewide who could not be served by Legal Aid or other pro bono attorneys.
• West Virginia Division of Corrections & Rehabilitation
$123,484
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to the crime victims of inmates under the custody of the Division of Corrections.
• West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services
$203,292
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to the victims of crime throughout the state of West Virginia.