Connecticut judicial branch receives federal stimulus funds

From Judgepedia

May 22, 2009

Connecticut: The Connecticut Judicial Branch’s Office of Victim Services (OVS) has been awarded over $1 million in stimulus funds as part of the Fiscal Year 2009 Recovery Act.

"The needs of crime victims do not cease in poor economic times," OVS Director Linda J. Cimino said. "The federal funding will boost the OVS’ compensation program’s ability to reimburse victims of crime more quickly, as well as provide our non-profit partners with an economic boost at a time when state, local, and private funding is diminishing and the needs of crime victims are increasing."

Of the total $1,017,841 received, $285,841 will go toward reimbursing victims of violent crime directly for costs associated with having been victimized. For example, lost wages, medical expenses, funeral expenses, and counseling costs may all be compensated. The remaining $732,000 will go to fund non-profit agencies contracted with OVS to serve crime victims. Priority must be given to programs serving victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. The OVS will administer the allocation of all grant funds. ^[1]

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