Just in time for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, four different programs in Hays County received grants from Governor Abbott.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced the award of $133 million in criminal justice and victim services grants to local law enforcement agencies, domestic violence shelters, child sex trafficking victims programs and other governmental and non-profit agencies across Texas.
The grants include both state and federal funds administered by the Criminal Justice Division of the Governor’s Office and are part of the Governor’s efforts to implement his “Bicentennial Blueprint” policy plans for the state.
The Office of the Governor established new grant awards for services and organizations that go beyond simply providing shelter for victims of domestic violence, but also assist the victims in filing police reports, obtaining emergency protection orders and prosecuting their abusers.
These services are one component of Governor Abbott’s Blueprint item to increase coordination between law enforcement and victim services agencies to identify high-risk domestic violence victims and remove their abusers in order to curb domestic homicides.
The total for these Hays County programs, $1,069,417 million.
The Individual Program Totals
- Hays Caldwell Women’s Center, Safety and Healing for Victims of Abuse, Total $842,083
- Hays County, Veterans Court, Total $98,625
- Hays County, Justice of the Peace Court – Caseworker, Total $57,761
- Kyle, Juvenile Justice Officer, Total $70,948