| |
| < Back to Intergovernmental
Services Overview |
| |
| Family Violence Prevention & Services Act (FVPSA) |
| |
| 2009 VJA Grant Application |
|
| |
| Program Title |
| Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) |
| |
| Program Description |
|
Federal grant funds are awarded to the State of Arkansas to support programs and projects statewide that establish, maintain and expand programs and projects to prevent family violence and to provide immediate shelter and related assistance for victims of family violence and their dependents. |
| |
| Source of Funding |
|
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families |
| |
| Eligible Program Participants |
| Local public agencies and nonprofit private organizations (including religious and charitable organizations and voluntary associations). Examples of eligible participants include, but are not limited to, domestic violence shelters and community-based outreach programs that provide victim advocacy and intervention, employment training, prevention services (including school-based prevention projects), parenting skills development and other educational services. |
| |
Method of Notification
Notice of federal funding availability through the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) is announced through the formal publication of a state application kit. This kit contains the forms and instructions needed to fully complete an application, as well as the regulations and guidelines that each applicant will be required to adhere to should it be awarded a subgrant. |
| |
| Program Funding Period |
| October 1 through September 30 |
| |
|
Office of Intergovernmental Services
Victim Justice and Assistance Grants Office
1515 West Seventh Street
Suite 417
1515 Building
Little Rock, AR 72201
PO Box 8031
Little Rock, AR 72203
Telephone: (501) 683-1685
Fax: (501) 682-5155 |
|
| |
