Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announces over $10.4 million in federal Victims of Crime Act grant funding awarded to 64 community-based organizations and local and state agencies, including two in Crawford County.
The organizations and agencies provide mental health services, legal assistance, victim advocacy, crisis intervention, and other services to crime victims and survivors.?The VOCA grant funding comes from the Federal Crime Victims Fund, which is financed by fines and penalties?from convictions?in federal cases.
The two Crawford County agencies awarded funding are the Children’s Advocacy Center at over $29-thousand dollars, and the Safehouse Crisis Center at just over $123,000 dollars.
The grant funds are made available through the Office for Victims of Crime, a key component of the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice.
