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| Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) |
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| Program Title |
| Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Crime Victims Assistance |
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| Program Description |
| Federal grant funds are awarded to the State of Arkansas to support crime victim assistance
projects statewide that expand and enhance direct services to victims of crime and provide training and technical
assistance to service providers. |
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| Source of Funding |
| U. S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime |
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| Eligible Program Participants |
| Public and nonprofit organizations that provide direct services to crime victims. Examples of
eligible participants include, but are not limited to, local victim services organizations, including domestic
violence shelters, child abuse programs, rape crisis centers, and law enforcement, prosecutorial and court-based
victim assistance programs. |
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| Method of Notification |
| Notice of federal funding availability through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) 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. |
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| Program Funding Period |
| October 1 through September 30 |
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Office of Intergovernmental Services
Victim Justice and Assistance Grants Section
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
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