Texas awarded $150 million in federal grants for crime victim services

AUSTIN, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – According to a statement from the workplace of US Senator John Cornyn (TX) on Monday, the Texas Office of the Governor and the Office of the Attorney General of Texas have been awarded greater than a blended $150.2 million federal grants aimed toward bettering crime victim services.

The grant investment comes from america Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs and Office for Victims of Crime thru Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) help budget, mentioned Cornyn’s workplace.

The complete quantity of the grant awards was once $150,266,780, famous Cornyn’s workplace, with the 2 places of work receiving the next quantities:

• Texas Office of the Governor – $118,442,780
• Office of the Attorney General of Texas – $31,824,000

Expanded to be had investment for VOCA grants, mentioned the workplace, was once additionally helped throughout the VOCA Fix Act that Cornyn co-sponsored. The act expanded VOCA grants to supply toughen for victim services suppliers, corresponding to those that would possibly paintings with the sources systems supplied in Texas. Further main points at the VOCA Fix Act may also be discovered on the Office for Victims of Crime webpage.

“For more than four decades, the Crime Victims Fund has held bad actors accountable and made victims whole in the wake of serious trauma,” mentioned Sen. Cornyn. “I was proud to work with my colleagues to restore this critical funding, and I look forward to seeing the benefits these awards will continue to have for Texans.”

Further information on sources and systems for sufferers of crime in Texas can be found here.