Crime Victims' Services Planning Committee

2010 Funding Priorities

Mission Statement
The mission of the Crime Victims' Services Committee is to advocate for victims by promoting the development of effective programs that improve the response of human service professionals and the criminal justice system to crime victims.

All of the following program priorities are of equal importance, regardless of their order.

A. Sexual Assault / Domestic Violence Services
Sexual assault and or domestic violence services must be provided from an already established, nonprofit, non-governmental, domestic violence or sexual assault victim service agency. Proposals should be submitted by:

1. Dual programs that provide sexual assault and domestic violence services
2. Programs providing domestic violence services from within a shelter
3. Programs providing non-shelter domestic violence services
4. Programs providing domestic violence services, with a main office in one county and a satellite office in a neighboring county
5. Stand alone sexual assault service providers

Proposals should include a plan of action to provide core, crisis intervention services to sexual assault and/or domestic violence victims, including:

• Counseling services
• Court advocacy services
• Information and referral services 
• Therapy
• Crisis line operation 
• Shelter services
• Client outreach services

Consideration will be given to proposals: that include training conducted by North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCCADV), North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA), North Carolina Victims Assistance Network (NCCAN), Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Council For Women (CFW), and/or Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

• that utilize a coordinated community response approach to serving victims such as a Multidisciplinary Task Force
• that collaborate with neighboring Child Advocacy Centers's (CAC's)

* BASIC SERVICE GRANTS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF AN UPDATED SERVICE PLAN AND CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE REGARDING SERVICE FUNDAMENTALS. See below for more details.

B. Child Abuse and Neglect Services
Proposals should describe services that will enhance the delivery of services to child victims of physical or sexual abuse and/or neglect.

Consideration will be given to services:

• that are offered through accredited child advocacy centers (CAC's)
• that include evidence-based mental health treatment for children and their non- offending caretakers, particularly in underserved areas of the state
• that utilize a coordinated community response approach to serving victims such as a Multidisciplinary Task Force

C. Law Enforcement/Prosecutors' Offices/Court Officials
Proposals should describe services provided by criminal justice professionals in Law Enforcement, Prosecution and/or Court for any of the following priority areas:

• Developing, training, or expanding, specialized units or victim assistant programs that target violent crimes against women, such as domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking investigative or prosecutorial teams to include evidence-based prosecution.
• Victim Assistants who are placed in law enforcement agencies who serve as liaisons between victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking and personnel in law enforcement agencies to improve the enforcement of protection orders. These special victim assistants are also known as "Jessica Gonzales Victim Assistants".
• Training to criminal justice system professionals (judges, prosecutors, law enforcement, probation officers, magistrates, clerks of court) on issues related to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, which may include training on recent legislative recommendations from General Assembly.

Consideration will be given to proposals from communities that seek to provide a coordinated community response to domestic violence and sexual assault victims by:

• developing interagency protocols on effective response
• developing an advocacy council or task force to meet regularly to review current services/cases
• including training conducted by Office on Violence Against Women, Office for Victims of Crime, North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence, North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault, North Carolina Victim Assistance Network, Department of Health and Human Services, and/or SAVAN.

D. Underserved Crime Victims Services
Proposals should describe services provided to a victim population(s) that is defined as "underserved".

Underserved victims can be defined by the types of crimes they have experienced or by demographic characteristics. For the purposes of the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) program, underserved victims can be defined as:

• victim groupings that have been overlooked in the past, yet deserve equal or special consideration and services. Examples include but not limited to those such as: victims with mental disabilities/disorders, teen victims, elderly victims, etc
• underserved victims may be further distinguished by:
• Crime type. Examples include but not limited to those such as: violence against teens, homicide survivors, elder victims of abuse, victims of assault, robbery, gang violence, hate or bias crime, impaired driving (intoxicated) drivers, aggressive drivers, bank robbery, economic exploitation, fraud, and/or human trafficking, etc
• Demographic characterizations. Examples include but not limited to those such as: racial or ethnic minorities, senior citizens, non-English speaking residents, persons with physical or mental disabilities/disorders or the geographically isolated (rural or remote areas)

Consideration will be given to proposals that:

• address services to victims of any crime.
• including training conducted by Office on Violence Against Women, Office for Victims of Crime, North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence, North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault, North Carolina Victim Assistance Network, Department of Health and Human Services
• utilize a coordinated community response approach to serving victims such as a Multidisciplinary Task Force

E. Other Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Services
Projects in this area may come from other non-profit agencies that provide services to sexual assault or domestic violence victims besides the sexual assault or domestic violence victim service providers in each county recognized by the N.C. Council for Women/DV Commission.

Programs should address enhanced services to domestic violence and sexual assault victims beyond the scope of core services, such as:

• Specialized Mental Health Services
• Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) services
• Transitional Housing
• Supervised Visitation
• Legal Service agencies that provide pro bono legal assistance

Consideration will be given to proposals:

• that include training conducted by North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence, North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault, North Carolina Victim Assistance Network, Office on Violence Against Women, Office for Victims of Crime, Council For Women, and/or Department of Health and Human Services
• that utilize a coordinated community response (CCR) approach to serving victims such as a Multidisciplinary Task Force

* All organizations receiving financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Justice are bound by the Equal Treatment Regulations codified at 28 C.F.R. pt. 38. With limited exceptions, these regulations prohibit the inclusion of inherently religious activities (such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization) in the specific programs or services that are being funded. A religious organization that participates in the funded programs or services will retain its independence from Federal, State, and local governments and may continue to carry out its mission, including the definition, practice, and expression of its religious beliefs, though it must not use funding to support any inherently religious activity. In providing services, funded organizations shall not discriminate against a program beneficiary or prospective program beneficiary on the basis of religion or religious belief.

* DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICE PROVIDERS APPLYING FOR BASIC SERVICE (PRIORITY A) GRANTS MUST ADDITIONALLY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING WHEN SUBMITTING THEIR GRANT APPLICATION:

SERVICE PLAN - (This is an online entry version of the service plan. Please answer all questions. When completed, hit the submit email to GCC button. You will have a print option when you finish and when emailing, you can cc the form to yourself. )
Online entry form at: http://www.ncgccd.org/survey/Service_Plan/

SERVICE FUNDAMENTAL CERTIFICATION COMPLIANCE - (Certification status regarding the Fundamental Service Elements and Fundamental Elements of Accessibility. Refer to Fundamental Service Elements and Their Description below for more information before certifying compliance status)
Online entry at: www.ncgccd.org/databases/victim/service.cfm

Fundamental Service Elements and Their Descriptions http://www.ncgccd.org/planning/victims/servfun.pdf

This is the Fundamental Elements of Accessibility Link: http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncodh/fea.cfm

 

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