Victim's Grants
More than $2.25 million in grant funds are distributed each year from four different state programs. Funds are used to assist local and state crime victim assistance organizations across Kansas in providing direct services to crime victims, as well as in developing prevention programs to address violence
The Office administers the following state grant programs:
Crime Victims Assistance Fund - (CVAF)
This grant program aims to speed the recovery from financial loss, physical suffering and emotional trauma of victimization, and to assure proper and sensitive treatment of crime victims in the criminal justice process. Priority is given to those with the greatest need.
Neglect - (CVAF-CA)
This grant program seeks to provide for ongoing operating expenses of programs, including court-appointed special advocate programs, providing temporary emergency shelter for victims of child abuse and neglect, counseling and assistance to those victims or educational services directed at reducing the incidence of child abuse and neglect and diminishing its impact on the victims.
State Protection from Abuse Fund - (PFA)
This fund seeks to provide temporary emergency shelter, counseling, and assistance to victims of domestic abuse and their dependent children; and to provide educational services directed at reducing the incidence of domestic abuse and diminishing its impact on the victims.
Child Exchange and Visitation Center Program - (CEVC)
This program provides supervised child exchange or supervised child visitation to children and families at risk because of circumstances relating to neglect; substance abuse; emotional, physical, or sexual abuse; domestic or family violence; etc. The state portion of funding can be used to fund the local match required for receipt of federal child exchange and visitation center grants.
Fiscal Year 2009 Award Winners: