THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, June 17, 1995 TAG: 9506170359
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
TYPE: NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS
DATELINE: BURLINGTON LENGTH: Short : 41 lines
The federal government is giving North Carolina $2 million to help fight domestic violence.
``This is the first year for all states to have this pot of money,'' said Wesley Walters, grant-management director for the Governor's Crime Commission.
Walters told the Times-News of Burlington that local agencies dealing with domestic violence will get information about the grants this month. They'll have until Aug. 25 to submit their applications.
``There is no minimum or maximum they can ask for,'' Walters said. ``It all depends on the quality of the grant.''
Walters said local agencies asking for the money should outline their areas' problems with domestic violence. He said grant writers need to be able to support those problems with numbers. Then, he said, they need to outline how they plan to solve their problem.
According to the governor's press office, $426,000 of the federal grant money will become available this year. Next year, the Governor's Crime Commission will distribute the remaining $1.6 million.
The first portion of the grant money will be geared toward training law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges and other court workers on how to deal with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Walters said organizations dealing with victims can apply for the funds. He said non-profit organizations will get full funding, while other agencies will receive 75 percent of their funding from the federal grant and 25 percent from matching local funds.
``Unfortunately for them,'' Walters said ``they'll have to go back to their city or county commissioners and ask for additional money.'' by CNB