JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AWARDS MORE THAN $15
MILLION TO HELP VICTIMS OF SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS
?? Contact: Office for Victims of
Crime, 202-307-0703
?? WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Justice
Department announced today that it has awarded more than $15 million to New
York, Pennsylvania and Virginia to help victims of the September 11 terrorist
attacks and their families.? These new
grants include funds to compensate victims and to support state and local
programs that offer various forms of assistance.? The awards were made through the Office for Victims of Crime
(OVC), a component of the Department's Office of Justice Programs (OJP).
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?? "Although no amount of assistance can
restore the lives of the victims and their families, we can use the resources
available to help repair the physical and emotional damage caused by this
tragedy," said Attorney General John Ashcroft.? "These grants will help New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia
continue their exemplary work to aid and care for the victims of these horrific
attacks."
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?? OVC awarded a total of six grants -- one
victim compensation award and one victim assistance award to each of the three
states.? All grants were awarded to an
agency designated by the state.? The
states will use the victim compensation awards to supplement their own
compensation efforts, which reimburse victims for expenses such as medical and
mental health treatment, funeral costs or lost wages.? Victim assistance funds will be used to support organizations
that provide critical victim services, which include information and referrals,
emergency shelter and emergency transportation.
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?? Funding for these grants comes from OVC's
Antiterrorism and Emergency Fund, which was authorized by the Victims of Crime
Act of 1984, as amended by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of
1996.? OVC may provide funding to
supplement resources available in responding to incidents of terrorism or mass
violence.? Awards are authorized in
cases where services cannot be adequately provided with existing funds.? New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia each
received its regular Fiscal Year 2001 Victim Compensation and Assistance Awards
earlier this year.
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?? "These awards are just one of many
actions the Administration is taking to assist in the recovery from these
tragic events," added Ashcroft.
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?? A list of the Antiterrorism and Emergency
Assistance awards is attached.?? OVC
also has a Victims and Family Assistance Website, which can be found at or
through the Justice Department Website at .
Information also is available for victims of the terrorist attacks and
their families through OVC's Family Assistance Call Center at 1-800-331-0075.?
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?? Additional information about OVC is
available through the OVC Website at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc
and from the OVC Resource Center at 1-800-627-6872.?
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OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME
ANTITERRORISM AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
AWARDS
IN RESPONSE TO SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST
ATTACKS
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New York
Type?? ??????????????????? Amount? ???? Agency???? ???????????????????????????????????? Contact??????
Compensation?????? $7,220,000????? New York Crime Victims Board????? Anne Marie Strano, 518-457-1779
Assistance????
$5,819,200??????? ???? New York Crime Victims Board????? Anne Marie Strano, 518-457-1779?
Pennsylvania
Type?? ????????????????? Amount?? ???? Agency???? ?????????????????????????????????????? Contact?????
Compensation???? $785,000??? ??? Pennsylvania Commission on???? ??????Carol Lavery, 717-783-0551
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Crime and
Delinquency? --
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Bureau of
Victim Services, Victim
???????Compensation Division
Assistance????
$314,475? ??? Pennsylvania Commission on?????????? Carol Lavery, 717-783-0551
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Crime and
Delinquency? --
???????Bureau of Victim Services,
Victim
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Assistance
Division
Virginia
Type?? ????????????????? Amount?? ????? Agency??? ???????????????????????????????????? Contact??????
Compensation???? $1,500,000 ????? Virginia Division of
Crime?????????????? Mary Vail Ware,
804-378-4371
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Victims
Compensation
Assistance????
$987,000?? ????? Virginia Department of???????????????? Mandie Patterson,
804-786-3923
???????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????Criminal Justice
Services????????????????