FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? OVC
MONDAY, MAY 20,
2002??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 202/307-0703
JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT AWARDS MORE THAN $383 MILLION TO STATES TO ASSIST CRIME VICTIMS
WASHINGTON,
D.C. ? The Justice Department?s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) announced
today that all 50 states and six territories have been awarded a total of over
$383 million this year to help crime victims.
With the FY 2002 grants, OVC has now distributed more than $2.3 billion
in victim assistance funds since 1986, the year the program was initiated.? Money for these annual awards comes from the
Crime Victims Fund, which is supported solely by fines paid by federal criminal
offenders ? not taxpayers.
?In the days
and weeks following September 11, we all saw how crime victim assistance made a
difference in people?s lives,? said Attorney General John Ashcroft.? ?Every day dedicated professionals and
volunteers provide services that help victims meet immediate needs in the
aftermath of a crime, protect them from further harm and build for the
future.? I am proud that our funds will
help support these efforts.?
? States use their crime victim assistance
funds to support community-based efforts, including domestic violence shelters,
rape crisis centers, child abuse victims programs and other initiatives that
provide counseling, advocacy or emergency transportation to victims.? States can also use these funds for
innovative efforts such as sexual assault nurse examiner programs or victim
service units in law enforcement agencies, prosecutors offices and social
service agencies.
The Crime
Victims Fund is supported by fines collected by United States Attorneys, the
U.S. Courts and the Bureau of Prisons.
Fines collected in one year are deposited into the Fund and are
available for grant awards the following year.
Over 90 percent
of Fund deposits are distributed annually by OVC to states and territories to
support state victim compensation and victim assistance programs.? Remaining funds are used for training and
technical assistance and national demonstration projects.
OVC is the
federal government?s chief advocate for crime victims and their families.? OVC provides funding for approximately 3,700
victim assistance programs serving 3.1 million crime victims each year and
state victim compensation programs that serve an additional 200,000 victims.
A list of the
FY 2002 victim assistance grant awards each state received is attached.??? More information about the Crime Victims
Fund and OVC is available on the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Web site at www.ojp.usdoj.gov
and from the OVC Resource Center at
1-800/627-6872.? Individuals can call OVC at 202/307-5983 for
information about their state victim assistance agencies.? A list of these agencies is available at
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/state.htm.
?Media should contact OJP?s Office of
Congressional and Public Affairs at 202/307-0703. ??????
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VICTIMS OF CRIME
FISCAL YEAR
2002 STATE VICTIM ASSISTANCE GRANTS
???????????????????????????????????????????????
|
? State |
?Award Amount |
|
|
? ALABAMA |
$6,042,000 |
|
|
? ALASKA |
$1,281,000 |
|
|
? ARIZONA |
$6,894,000 |
|
|
? ARKANSAS |
$3,831,000 |
|
|
? CALIFORNIA |
$42,709,000 |
|
|
? COLORADO |
?$5,860,000 |
|
|
? CONNECTICUT |
$4,744,000 |
|
|
? DELAWARE |
$1,476,000 |
|
|
? D.C. |
$1,213,000 |
|
|
? FLORIDA |
$20,417,000 |
|
|
? GEORGIA |
$10,702,000 |
|
|
? HAWAII |
$2,010,000 |
|
|
? IDAHO |
$2,112,000 |
|
|
? ILLINOIS |
$15,976,000 |
|
|
? INDIANA |
$8,077,000 |
|
|
? IOWA |
$4,147,000 |
|
|
? KANSAS |
$3,850,000 |
|
|
? KENTUCKY |
$5,537,000 |
|
|
? LOUISIANA |
$6,069,000 |
|
|
? MAINE |
$2,089,000 |
|
|
? MARYLAND |
$7,100,000 |
|
|
? MASSACHUSETTS |
$8,412,000 |
|
|
? MICHIGAN |
$12,885,000 |
|
|
? MINNESOTA |
$6,630,000 |
|
|
? MISSISSIPPI |
$4,045,000 |
|
|
? MISSOURI |
$7,472,323 |
|
|
? MONTANA |
$1,624,000 |
|
|
? NEBRASKA |
$2,632,000 |
|
|
? NEVADA |
$2,990,000 |
|
|
? State |
?Award Amount |
|
|
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
$2,040,000 |
|
|
NEW JERSEY |
$10,986,000 |
|
|
NEW MEXICO |
$2,767,000 |
|
|
NEW YORK |
$24,148,000 |
|
|
NORTH CAROLINA |
$10,531,000 |
|
|
NORTH DAKOTA |
$1,300,000 |
|
|
OHIO |
$14,648,000 |
|
|
OKLAHOMA |
$4,800,000 |
|
|
OREGON |
$4,764,000 |
|
|
PENNSYLVANIA |
$15,804,000 |
|
|
RHODE ISLAND |
$1,806,000 |
|
|
SOUTH CAROLINA |
$5,500,000 |
|
|
SOUTH DAKOTA |
$1,441,000 |
|
|
TENNESSEE |
$7,590,000 |
|
|
TEXAS |
$26,485,000 |
|
|
UTAH |
$3,283,000 |
|
|
VERMONT |
$1,259,000 |
|
|
VIRGINIA |
$9,321,000 |
|
|
WASHINGTON |
$7,845,000 |
|
|
WEST VIRGINIA |
$2,753,000 |
|
|
WISCONSIN |
$7,184,000 |
|
|
WYOMING |
$1,115,000 |
|
|
PUERTO RICO |
$5,246,000 |
|
|
AMERICAN SAMOA |
$ 271,000 |
|
|
GUAM |
$393,000 |
|
|
NORTHERN? MARIANA ISLANDS |
$286,000 |
|
|
VIRGIN ISLANDS |
$635,000 |
|
TOTAL:???????????????????? $383,027,323