Deadline: 10-Feb-22
The Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) is pleased to launch the General Victim Assistance Direct Services Program to provide services and assistance directly to victims of crime to speed their recovery and aid them through the criminal justice process.
Services may include the following:
- Responding to the emotional and physical needs of crime victims;
- Assisting victims in stabilizing their lives after a victimization;
- Assisting victims to understand and participate in the criminal justice system; and
- Providing victims with safety and security.
Projects seeking to provide specialized programs for victims of commercial sexual exploitation or sex trafficking must apply under the Residential and Community-Based Services for Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation Request for Application. Projects seeking to provide general victim services to broad categories of victim populations that may include victims of commercial sexual exploitation or trafficking should apply this General Victims Services Request for Application.
Funding Information
- Minimum: $10,000
- Projects may not exceed 12 months and must begin on or after 10/01/2022 and expire on or before 9/30/2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications may be submitted by state agencies, public and private non-profit institutions of higher education, independent school districts, Native American tribes, councils of governments, non-profit corporations (including hospitals and faith-based organizations) and units of local government, which are defined as a non-statewide governmental body with the authority to establish a budget and impose taxes (includes hospital districts).
- Other local governmental agencies should apply through an associated unit of local government.
For more information, visit https://www.capcog.org/what-we-do/funding-grants/criminal-justice/