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Funds from FVPSA are administered by DSS. In FY2008, DSS administered $2,001,270 in FVPSA funds to46 local programs.Public Health Service ActThe Public Health Service Act (PHSA) authorizesfunding for the Preventive Health and Health ServicesBlock Grant (PHHS) through the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention. These funds are used for rapeprevention, training, education, and other activities toreduce preventable morbidity and mortality, as well as toenhance the quality of life. In FY 2008, DCJS received$131,000 in grant funds to support statewide sexualassault services.Violence Against Women ActThe Federal Violence Against Women Act Grant Program(VAWA) provides funding through the Office on ViolenceAgainst Women (OVW), United States Departmentof Justice, for a number of grant programs for victims ofdomestic and sexual violence. It includes the Services*Training*Officers*Prosecutors (STOP) Violence AgainstWomen Formula Grant (STOP Program), the Grants toEncourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of ProtectionOrders (GEAP), and other discretionary grants.In calendar year 2008, DCJS received $2,234,238 in federalVAWA funding under the STOP Program, which in turnsupported 87 programs statewide in the effort to strengthenlaw enforcement, investigation strategies, prosecution strategies,and victims’ services. In October 2007, DCJS, inpartnership with the Office of the Attorney General, Officeof the Chief Medical Examiner, Office of the ExecutiveSecretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, Virginia StatePolice, and the VSDVAA, applied for a competitive Grantto Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of ProtectionOrders (GEAP) and was awarded two-year GEAPcontinuation funding in the amount of $1,264,542. Thisfunding was allocated to support statewide efforts, as wellas efforts in 14 target localities, to strengthen domesticviolence-related arrest policies and the enforcement ofprotective orders.In 2008, the Virginia Department of Health, Division ofInjury and Violence Prevention (DIVP), received $948,000in VAWA funds from the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention to support Virginia’s Rape Prevention andEducation initiative. Using VAWA funds, DIVP providedfunding and technical assistance to 15 local sexual assaultcrisis centers to promote sexual violence preventioneducation in local communities.Finally, OVW awards VAWA grants to each state’sdomestic violence coalition and sexual assault coalitionfor the purposes of coordinating state victims’ servicesactivities, as well as collaborating and coordinating withfederal, state, and local entities. In Virginia, the statedomestic and sexual violence coalition, VSDVAA, receivesapproximately 45% of its funding from federal sources,including VAWA funds, to support its statewide efforts tocombat domestic and sexual violence. 48Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesTemporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) fundsare used to provide assistance to victims of domesticviolence, who are either pregnant or who have dependentchildren. Program services to victims supportedby TANF funds include a 24-hour confidential crisishotline services, shelter services, crisis and supportivecounseling, information and referral, transportation, legaladvocacy services, and basic services for children. A totalof $1,187,500 in TANF funds were appropriated for FY2008 for domestic violence services. Through contractswith DSS, 46 local domestic violence programs receivedTANF funds in 2008.TANF funds are also used to support the Statutory RapeAwareness Program, a program federally mandated byThe Personal Responsibility and Work OpportunityReconciliation Act of 1996, and administered by theVirginia Department of Health. In FY 2008, the StatutoryRape Awareness Program was awarded $127,500in TANF funds to promote public awareness of and toreduce the incidence of statutory rape.Virginia Family Violence Prevention ProgramVirginia established the Virginia Family Violence PreventionProgram (VFVPP) in 1983 to provide additionalfunding for the prevention of family violence andintervention in situations involving family violence, particularlysituations involving child abuse and neglect. Inaddition to prevention and intervention services, activitiesfunded with VFVPP funds include the statewide FamilyViolence and Sexual Assault Hotline, statewide training,and technical assistance.DSS administers VFVPP funds. Grants awarded throughthe VFVPP support basic crisis services as well as projects10
for the prevention of family violence on the local andstate levels. In FY 2008, DSS administered $1,500,000in VFVPP grant funds to 46 local programs and to thestatewide coalition, the VSDVAA.Virginia Crime Victim-Witness FundThe Virginia Crime Victim-Witness Fund (VWF) wasestablished in 1995 by Virginia Code §19.2-11.3 to supportthe Victim-Witness Grant Program, which providesfunding for services to victims and witnesses of all crimes,including victims of domestic and sexual violence. TheVWF is funded by a designated percentage of court feesand costs collected by local district and circuit courts fromconvicted offenders.The VWF is administered by DCJS. In FY 2008,$2,943,106 in funds from the VWF provided support to102 local victim-witness programs, and four state-levelvictim-witness programs.Virginia Sexual and Domestic ViolenceVictim FundThe Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund(VSDVVF) was created in 2004 by Virginia Code §9.1-116.1 to support the prosecution of domestic violence,sexual violence, sexual abuse, stalking and family abusecases, and to support victims’ services. The VSDVVF isfunded by a designated percentage of court fees and costscollected by local district courts from convicted offenders.The VSDVVF is administered by DCJS. In 2008, DCJSawarded a total of almost $2,400,000 to 29 local Commonwealth’sAttorneys to enhance prosecution of domesticviolence, sexual assault, and stalking cases, as well as to33 local domestic and sexual violence programs to fundservices for victims.Federal and State Shelter GrantsIn addition to two state funding sources, the State ShelterGrant (SSG) and the Child Services Coordinator Grant(CSCG), Virginia receives federal funding for homelessshelter programs through the Emergency ShelterGrant (ESG), from the United States Department ofHousing and Urban Development, and the Child Carefor Homeless Children Program, funded through a blockgrant from the United States Department of Health andHuman Services. State and federal shelter grant fundingis administered by the Virginia Department of Housingand Community Development (DHCD) through theState Homeless Housing Assistance Resources (SHARE)Program.Although shelter grants focus primarily on shelterservices for the homeless population, funds from theseprograms also provide support to domestic violenceshelters. Approximately 40% of the emergency sheltersthroughout the Commonwealth, funded by thesestate and federal programs, are categorized as domesticviolence shelters. In FY 2008, DHCD administered atotal of $8.4 million in SSG and ESG funds to 116 shelterservice providers, including 32 domestic violence shelters. 4 9For FY 2009 (July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009), 37 domesticviolence shelters will receive approximately $1.2 millionin SSG and ESG funds. In addition, 20 domestic violenceshelters will receive approximately $400,000 in CSCGfunding.Kids First License PlatesThe Family and Children’s Trust (FACT) Fund generatesrevenue from the sale of KIDS FIRST license plates. Thesefunds support grants for family violence programs andpublic awareness initiatives. In 2007, KIDS FIRST licenseplates generated a total of $247,425 in revenue. 50Income Tax Refund DonationTaxpayers may voluntarily donate all or part of their stateincome tax refund to FACT. Revenue from income taxcheck-off supports family violence prevention, treatment,and public awareness projects. In 2007, the income-taxcheck-off program generated approximately $30,000 inrevenue. 51GRANT PROGRAMSState Homeless Housing AssistanceResources (SHARE) ProgramThe Virginia Department of Housing and CommunityDevelopment (DHCD) administers the SHARE Program.The SHARE Program provides funding for emergencyand transitional housing, including domestic violenceshelters. SHARE funds are used for maintenance, rentand utilities, or for other residential and non-residentialservices for those in shelter. In FY 2008, 32 domesticviolence shelters receiving funds from DHCD providedshelter to 2,467 households, a total of 4,456 people.11
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