The Capital Area Council of Governments accepts applications for its Genera Victim Assistance – Direct Service Program to provide services and assistance directly to victims of crime to speed their recovery and aid them through the criminal justice process.
Donor Name: Capital Area Council of Governments
State: Texas
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/09/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
The purpose of this program is 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 under the age of 25 must apply under either the Residential and Community-Based Services for Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation or the CSEY Advocacy Program 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 under this General Victims Services Request for Application.
Projects seeking to prevent, investigate or prosecute commercial sexual exploitation should refer to the funding announcement designed for those projects.
Agencies applying for funds to support a CASA or Children’s Advocacy Center program must apply through either Texas CASA, Inc. or Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas.
Funding Information
- Minimum: $10,000
- Projects may not exceed 12 months and must begin on or after 10/01/2023 and expire on or before 9/30/2024.
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 CAPCOG.
