Henrico agencies receive more than $2M to support criminal justice system
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Governor Ralph Northam announced recently that $50 million in funds administered by the Department of Criminal Justice Services were awarded to localities, state agencies, and non-profit organizations to benefit Virginia’s criminal justice system. The Criminal Justice Services Board (CJSB) approved the grant awards at their June 14 meeting.
Three grants totaling more than $2 million were awarded to Henrico County organizations and agencies: Henrico CASA ($218,363.3333), Community Corrections ($1,184,320) and Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney Victim Witness Program ($674,155).
The awarded funds come from a variety of federal and state grant programs, including the Victim Witness Grant Program, the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, and the Jail Mental Health Pilot Program. A total of $18.7 million in grant funds was approved for 113 victim witness programs. In the 2017 fiscal year, victim witness programs funded by DCJS grants provided direct service to over 71,000 individuals.
