Kentucky Victims Programs Awarded $26.5M in Grants
The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet is awarding more than $26 million in federal grants to programs assisting victims of violent crime or combating violence against women, Gov. Matt Bevin and Justice Secretary John Tilley announced today.
The funds are part of two federal grant programs – the Victims of Crime Act, known as VOCA, and the STOP Violence Against Women Act, known as VAWA.
Overall, the cabinet is awarding a record $25.2 million in VOCA money to 116 Kentucky programs, including those focused on child advocacy, domestic violence, sexual assault, law enforcement, prosecutor-based advocacy and legal aid, among other services.
Another $1.3 million in VAWA funds will support victim services, prosecutors, law enforcement, court-based programs and more.
“The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet is working proactively to ensure that Kentucky’s victims’ services programs are maximizing available federal dollars to assist with providing essential services to some of our state’s most vulnerable citizens,” said Gov. Bevin. “We applaud the cabinet for their dedicated efforts to secure nearly $25 million in funds for victims’ services, and we are grateful for their ongoing commitment to supporting victims and their families throughout the commonwealth.”
The Justice Cabinet’s Grants Management Division has worked aggressively in recent years to capture more federal dollars and proactively match Kentucky programs to grant money. This year’s VOCA total represents a 306 percent increase over the amount awarded in 2015 – $6.2 million – when 77 programs received funds.
“These dollars support vital programs for victims in Kentucky, and our grants team is striving daily to secure every possible resource,” Secretary Tilley said. “Our commitment to victims of violence and crime is greater than ever before.”
A full list of the grant recipients is included here. Law enforcement agencies are in bold:
VOCA Grant Recipients
11th Judicial Circuit – $49,251
2nd Judicial Circuit-McCracken County Commonwealth Attorney's Office – $31,595
47th Circuit Commonwealth Attorney's Office – $25,000
Adair County Attorney – $69,393
Adanta Sexual Assault Resource Center – $170,000
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Ky. – $380,382
Barren County Fiscal Court – $49,522
Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center – $312,224
Barren River Area Safe Space, Inc. – $650,000
Bethany House Abuse Shelter – $254,441
Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center DBA Ampersand SVRC – $925,000
Boone County CASA – $49,828
Bourbon County Attorney's Office – $49,321
Brighton Center, Inc. – $75,938
Buffalo Trace Children's Advocacy Center – $42,475
Calloway County Attorney's Office – $66,375
Campbell County Attorney's Office – $64,051
CASA by the Lakes – $92,227
CASA for Bracken, Fleming & Mason Counties, Inc. – $53,197
CASA for Bullitt County, Inc. – $25,531
CASA For Kids of Kenton and Campbell County, Inc. – $85,695
CASA of Knox & Laurel Counties – $40,907
CASA of Lexington – $239,308
CASA of Madison County, Ky. Inc. – $50,000
CASA of Northeast Kentucky, Inc. – $83,040
CASA of Ohio Valley – $144,000
CASA of South Central Ky. – $129,063
CASA of the Bluegrass – $115,019
CASA of the Heartland – $66,228
CASA of the River Region – $146,720
CASA Program of Hopkins, Webster, & Crittenden Counties, Inc. – $39,851
Catholic Charities of Louisville, Inc. – $150,000
Child Watch Children's Advocacy Center, Inc. – $290,000
Children's Advocacy Center of Green River District – $117,000
Children's Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass – $405,007
Christian County Attorney's Office – $61,756
Cumberland River Comprehensive Care Center; MH-MR Board, Inc. – $115,200
Cumberland Trace Legal Services – $635,136
Cumberland Valley Children's Advocacy Center – $292,566
Cumberland Valley Domestic Violence Services, Inc. – $213,960
Daviess Co Attorney Office – $30,600
Department of Corrections – $25,000
DOVES of Gateway, Inc. – $400,000
ElderServe, Inc. – $137,500
Family & Children's Place – $538,902
Family Nurturing Center – $264,646
Fayette County Attorney's Office – $219,551
Fayette County Sheriff's Office – $160,000
Frankfort Area Children's Council (Sunshine Center) – $73,156
Franklin County Fiscal Court – $57,750
Gateway Children's Advocacy Center – $101,320
Georgetown Police Department – $62,976
Graves County Attorney's Office – $76,617
Graves County Child Advocacy Program – $75,143
Grayson County Attorney's Office – $62,169
Green County Fiscal Court – $57,000
Green River Regional Rape Victim Services – $673,836
GreenHouse17 – $1,200,474
Hardin Memorial Health Foundation – $165,000
Hart County Attorney's Office – $59,391
Hickman County Attorney's Office – $48,500
Holly Hill Child and Family Solutions – $47,958
Home of the Innocents – $240,456
Hope Harbor, Inc. – $289,210
Hope's Place, Inc. – $216,411
Jefferson County Attorney's Office – $152,451
Jeffersontown Police Department – $50,000
Jessamine County Sheriff's Office – $73,981
Judi's Place for Kids, Inc. – $374,918
Kentuckians Voice for Crime Victims – $71,456
Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence – $49,655
Kentucky Refugee Ministries, Inc. (KRM) – $145,000
Kentucky River Children's Advocacy Center, Inc. – $54,745
Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. – $141,251
Knox County Fiscal Court – $59,394
L.K.L.P. Community Action Council, Inc. – $243,116
Lake Cumberland Children's Advocacy Center – $198,792
Laurel County Attorney's Office – $89,028
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass – $592,156
Legal Aid Society – $600,000
Letcher County Attorney – $40,324
Lexington Fayette Urban County Government - Street Sales – $130,852
Lexington Fayette Urban County Government - Street Sales – $48,305
Louisville/Jefferson Co. Metro Government – $50,000
Maryhurst, Inc. – $127,750
McCracken County Fiscal Court – $61,633
Merryman House – $1,439,158
Mothers Against Drunk Driving – $104,521
Mountain Comprehensive Care Center – $350,000
NELCASA – $27,750
NKY Children's Law Center, Inc./DBA Children's Law Center, Inc. – $166,465
Northern Kentucky Children's Advocacy Center – $399,462
O.A.S.I.S, Inc. – $402,230
Office of Kentucky Legal Services Programs, Inc. – $202,463
Pennyrile Children's Advocacy Center – $97,997
Pulaski County Attorney's Office – $83,907
Purchase Area Sexual Assault Center – $1,700,000
Ramey-Estep Homes, Inc. – $92,785
Russell County Fiscal Court – $55,695
Safe Harbor of Northeast Kentucky, Inc. – $775,973
Sanctuary, Inc. – $400,000
Silverleaf Sexual Trauma Recovery Services – $400,000
Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth of Kentucky, Inc. – $107,971
SpringHaven, Inc. – $287,639
St. Joseph Children's Home – $50,000
Taylor County Fiscal Court – $61,301
The Center for Women and Families, Inc. – $900,000
The Nest--Center for Women, Children & Families – $234,573
Tri County CASA, Inc. – $83,955
Turning Point Domestic Violence Services, Inc. – $134,164
University of Kentucky Research Foundation – $275,063
University of Louisville Hospital SAFE Services – $66,165
Williamsburg Police Department – $54,287
Women's Crisis Center – $828,496
VAWA Grant Recipients
Administrative Courts of the Office – $95,280
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund – $5,432
B.R.A.S. – $49,144
Bethany House – $42,000
Catholic Charities of Louisville – $51,145
Catholic Charities of Louisville – $51,197
Christian County Attorney – $78,230
Chrysalis House – $50,630
DOVES of Gateway – $59,890
Fayette County Sheriff’s Office – $147,708
Green River Regional Rape Victim Services – $32,461
GreenHouse 17 – $46,629
Hardin Memorial Health Foundation – $56,095
Hope Harbor – $67,667
Jefferson County Attorney Office – $152,961
Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs – $100,565
Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs – $71,010
Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs – $59,835
Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence – $117,784
KY Office of the Attorney General – $45,000
Letcher Co. CARES – $55,088
Lexington Fayette Urban County Government PD – $40.422
Louisville/Jefferson Metro Government PD SVU – $61,401
McCracken Co. Attorney's Office – $53,269
Merryman House – $44,457
Office of Legal Services/Internal Investigations Branch – $86,938.00
Purchase Area Sexual Assault Center – $66,858
Safe Harbor of Northeast Ky. – $61,426
Sanctuary, Inc. – $53,271
SpringHaven – $53,353
The Center for Women and Families, Inc. – $39,200
Women's Crisis Center – $109,743
The Nest- Center for Women, Children & Families – $60,253
