La. Admin. Code tit. 22 § III-6101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-6101 - VOCA and VAWA Grants

A. The issues of services to victims of crime, underserved victims and an increased awareness of the prevalence and severity of domestic violence and violence against women coupled with the increased availability of federal funds to address these issues at the state, regional and local levels, have led to federal grant programs designed to focus on these topics. The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement has been named as the cognizant state agency for the federal programs and will make available to appropriate non-profit and public agencies grant funds, to be spent in accordance with federal program guidelines and the guidelines of the Victim Services Advisory Board and the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement.

B. The Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA) established within the U.S. Treasury an account funded by federal fines, penalties and forfeited bail bonds to be used for the purpose of funding victim assistance grants to the states. These grants are to be used for programs that provide direct services to victims of crime, with priority given to programs that have as their principal mission direct assistance to victims of sexual assault, spousal abuse, child abuse, and previously underserved victims of violent crime. VOCA funds in the state are administered by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement in consultation with Victim Services Advisory Board to the Commission. The VOCA program in Louisiana is administered pursuant to the federal regulations in effect for the program.

C. For more information, interested persons may contact the Victim Services Section of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement.

D. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994 was designed to improve criminal justice system responses to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to increase the availability of services of these crimes. The State office shall allocate funds to courts, and for law enforcement, prosecution and victim services (including funds that must be awarded to culturally specific community-based organizations.) The VAWA program in Louisiana is administered pursuant to the federal regulations in effect for the program.

E. For more information, interested persons may contact the Victim Services Section of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement.

La. Admin. Code tit. 22, § III-6101

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, LR 15:1071 (December 1989), amended LR 29:2376 (November 2003), repromulgated LR 32:82 (January 2006), Amended LR 45658 (5/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:1204 and R.S. 15:1207.