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Home My WebLink AboutDISTRICT ATTORNEY VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RENEWAL .. , /?JJ Le/lD. iJdn~ r C}/'liO, Augusta Richmond County, Georgia New Grant Proposal/Application , Before a Department/agency may apply for the grant/award on behalf of Augusta Richmond County, they must first obtain approval signature from the Administrator and the Finance Director. The Administrator will obtain information on the grant program and requirements from the funding agency and review these for feasibility to determine if this grant/award will benefit Augusta Richmond County. The Finance Director will review the funding requirement to determine if the grant will fit within our budget structure and financial goals. Date of Grant Request: ~NewlRenewal 'KenewQ I Department Req~~st~ng ~nt:j)1 sm (: A+ln( (liT "',i c+im ASS\SJ.or'(;0foJCiYl Grantor Agency( r I mllYl \ "I uS he e GndJlJ::r\1rg ~Quro \ Grant DescriPtion:~LiCll'mS or Cr \rr)e Act - J='ur^\c1u:g in ,Su(+nrt ~ py'()V'\s Ion of rhrt=>cJ- serVlc~s +0 (r\~ \J \Ch.mSIQ~ r .' I O\.-l-r\lnCC/ In+\rIe G,rrte \)'1 Lrlms lSdl Or- GrantAmount$ .3f)) ~l.9 .. 1<3hiS. Match Required$ <8<6 \ 5" Total Grant$ ---'!:}4) 0 1 (0 ~IPeriOdOfGrant: IO/~1 jo~ '1)30110 q-).~OCj )rJI '0';-13/.2.. Department/EI . ed Official i atur ~ Date 2._._._._._._._._ '_'_'_' _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. 1) I have reviewed the grant application and enclosed materials and: w ~ind the grant/award to be feasible to the needs of Augusta Richmond County o Deny the Request: ~ Finance Director fbnlJUJ;jffe eO /)(/:J 9- fJ..-:9( 2.) I have reviewed the grant application and enclosed materials and: p/"A~prove, the Department/Agency to move forward with the application /;;:zJequ~ pl <jL~ , ", ' Administrator Date ./ // //,/,' /' This form will also be used to provide the external auditors with information on all grants for compliance and certification requirements as required by the State and Federal Government. ATB003 Form-l Print View I Page 1 of 8 SECTION 1 - Grant Application UserlD Type Start Date C08-8-009 VOCA 10/1/2009 1. Legal name of organization applying Augusta Richmond County Board of Commissioners 2. Division administering the project Augusta Judicial Circuit-District Attorney's Office-VictimlWitness Program 3. Agency DBA VWAP 4. Official applicant organization mailing address Address 501 Greene Street, Suite 400 County City State Zip Richmond Augusta GA 30901 5. Purpose area(s) that your project falls under Continue a CJCC-funded victim project funded in previous year 6. Person who can answer specific questions about this application First Middle Last Kathy P. Rogers Title VWAP Program Director Address 501 Greene Street, Suite 400 County City State Zip Richmond Augusta GA 30901 Phone Fax Email 706-821-1214 706-821-1237 krogers@augustaga.gov 7. Agency's federal employer identification number 582204274 8. Agency's DUNS number 0734384180000 DUNS applied for No 9. Is the applicant organization delinquent on any state or federal debt? No Explaination 10. Program budget Amount Requested Local Match Total htt....". / Ih ':l "''''''''';A ,..Am /rl.... .,,,....') Ii........ V ",,,='7 ",,..Q 1 ()()();()n'7.f':2h'7 rlOh()" .c::rl(); A rl-"rn...~; ;rl..,..r'()Q Q (\(\0 Q 1")'7/'1(\(\0 P~jnt View Page 2 of8 $35,261.00 $8,815.00 $44,076.00 11. Title or Project VWAP 12. County where headquarters is based 13. Population of the county where the agency is based 199,486 Richmond 14. All counties in the service area of the project and the population of each County Population County Population Burke 22,732 Columbia 110,627 Richmond 199,486 15. All cities in the service area of the project and the population of each Augusta 194149 Hephzibah 3880 Harlem 2057 Sardis 1172 Martinez 27749 Blythe 718 Waynesboro 5874 Midville 452 Appling 18038 Grovetown 9224 16. Current subgrant numbers C08-8-009 B82-8-001 17. Congressional district(s) served by your project 9th and 12th 18. Type of agency applying for grant Local Government 19. Type of agency administering the grant Local government 20. Is the applicant organization a local non-profit, non-governmental agency that provides services to victims of crime who are members of cultural and/or linguistic distinct groups? No 21. Types of victims served Child physical abuse Child sexual assault Yes Yes DUIIDWI crashes Domestic violence Yes Yes Other child abuse No Adult sexual assault Yes L..LL__ _ IlL...., __~h/..l__ __unA uhTT____,.,__01r\r\.r\~r\_,..,~L...,._1r\L^_~..1^~A..lO______~ ~..l_nf\O 0 f\f\{\ O/"'''.'''''''''f\ P~int View Dating violence Yes Adults molested as children Yes Assault Yes Property crime Yes Other property crime No Stalking Yes Survivors of homicide victims Yes Other violent crime Yes Identity theft Yes Explain 22. Type of services In-Person crisis counseling Yes Follow-up Yes Group treatment No In-person information & referral Yes Outreach' LE contacts Yes Emergency legal advocacy No Criminal justice support/advocacy Yes Assistance in filing victims' compensation claims Yes Non-emergency legal advocacy Yes Certified by Kathy Rogers Page 3 of 8 Elder abuse Yes Robbery Yes Explain terroristic threats, kidnapping Other fraud No Telephone hotline crisis counseling No Therapy No Safe shelter No Telephone contact information & referral Yes Emergency financial assistance Yes Other emergency assistance No Personal advocacy Yes Assistance with applications for ... No Other Explain No SECTION 2 - Designation of Grant Officials 1. Project Director Salutation First Middle Last Title Agency Ms Ashley Wright District Attorney District Attorney's Office Agency Address County City State Zip 501 Greene Street, Suite 400 Richmond Augusta GA 30901 Phone Fax Email 706-821-1135 706-821-1237 awright@augustaga.gov 2. Financial Officer Salutation First Middle Last Title Agency Mrs Donna Williams Director Richmond County Finance Department Augusta Richmond County Government l.f+_n./Il."J. ~nn_; ~ ~~~ 1,..1_ nn_'> ^ _-v c>,,='7c>~Q 1 ()()();()rT'7f"21-.'7rlO1-.()~"rl();A ,..lA',,,,,.,,; ;rl=r'()SLSL()()O Q /')'7 !1()()O Print View .' . Page 4 of8 Agency Address County City State Zip 530 Greene Street, Room 105 Richmond Augusta GA 30901 Phone Fax Email 706-821-2334 706-821-2855 dwilliams@augustaga.gov 3. Authorized Official Salutation First Middle Last Title Agency Mr Frederick L. Russell Administrator Augusta Richmond County Government Agency Address County City State Zip 530 Greene Street, Room 801 Richmond Augusta GA 30901 Phone Fax Email 706-821-2400 706-821-2819 frussell@augustaga.gov Certified by Kathy Rogers SECTION 3 - Agency Program 1. Brief description of agency The Victim Assistance Program within the Augusta Judicial Circuit (AJC-VWAP) is a prosecutorial based program which provides direct services to victims of felony crimes in Burke and Richmond Counties and to victims of both felony and misdemeanor crimes in Columbia County. The AJC-VWAP currently has three funding sources: The Victims of Crime Act grant, Richmond County general revenue funds, and the State of Georgia. Effective 9/01/09, our Program will gain a fourth funding source as we have been approved funding through the 2009 Recovery Act Victim Services monies. The Program currently employs the Program Director, Assistant Program Director, Volunteer Coordinator and a full-time victim advocate. We will be adding an additional victim advocate with the Recovery Act funding. The Program also utilizes volunteer staff to maximize the provision of direct services to crime victims and to meet VOCA match requirements. The Program's sole purpose is to provide direct services to crime victim and carry out the rights afforded to crime victims as outlined in the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights. The Program has been doing such since 1990. The Program has received VOCA funding since it was implemented. 2. If agency is not primarily a victim agency, describe your victim assistance program n/a SECTION 4 - Project Narrative 1. Brief summary of proposed project The mission of the Augusta Judicial Circuit-VWAP is to provide quality and compassionate support and assistance to persons experiencing criminal victimization and guide them in their pursuit for justice. The Program affords all rights and privileges as set forth in the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights in an effort to increase victims' understanding of, and participation in, the criminal justice process. The proposed project funds salaries for victim advocates enabling them to carry out the mission of the Program. The direct services provided are available to all violent crime victims and to all non-violent crime victims in which a request is made for such services. All services are delivered to enable victims to experience the criminal justice system insightfully and reduce any potential re-victimization by the system. The proposed project will enable our Program to maintain our current level of direct services to victims. Without VOCA funding, our Program would not be able to sustain the current level of staffing and, in turn, many crime victims would not be afforded the many services they are entitled to receive. 2. Goals, objectives, activities The proposed project will be guided by the overall goal of the Program: To balance the scales of justice for victims of crime. Victims should have just as many rights afforded to them as criminal defendants during this process. During the proposed project period, our Program will provide crime victims with an awareness and understanding of their rights and the services l.++~n' / /h'2 nnn~;^ n^~ /~~ nn~0 ^ ~~V ~H-'7~nQ 1 {I{I{I:{I~'74':ll.'7~()l.{lnC ~{I: A ~ P.__~: : ~-0f\Q Q (I{I() O/"'l'7/"'l{l{l{l Print View \ Page 5 of8 available to them as outlined by the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights. Our Program will also work to integrate crime victims into the criminal justice system. The day to day activities performed to carry out the above mentioned goal and objectives will be overseen by the Program Director. Each victim advocate within the Program will deliver direct services to crime victims, including but not limited to, crisis counseling, follow-up contact, community referrals, criminal justice advocacy, court accompaniment, emergency legal advocacy referrals, victims' compensation assistance, personal advocacy, telephone contact, and case status notifications. Staff members are also involved in promoting community awareness via public speaking events, disseminating printed materials, attending multi-disciplinary and CJCC trainings and workshops, and partnering with local/state victim service agencies. The Program Director ensures that all necessary documentation is maintained so that the required reports can be submitted to CJCC in a timely fashion. 3. Delays/obstacles encountered implementing this project The greatest obstacle that our Program has faced has been in regards to adequate staffing. The volume of victim related crimes within our Circuit has always been far more than our staff could efficiently handle. In the past, our advocates have had to prioritize victim related cases so that we could serve those most in need. With the proposed VOCA funding, our Program will be able to continue the current level of services to crime victims. In the upcoming year, our Program will add an additional advocate with the award of the 2009 Recovery Act Victim Services Grant. This additional advocate will allow us to level out our services and reach all victims in need. 4. Changes/modifications made to project since FY2008 funding Does Not Apply 5. Changes/modifications desired for upcoming year Does Not Apply 6. Need for continued services and how funding will meet need VOCA funding is currently used solely for payment of two staff salaries within the AJC-VWAP. To date, our 3 full-time victim advocates serve an average of 1300-1500 crime victims during a given 12 month period. Although there are other valuable victim service agencies in our Circuit, none of them serve the wide range of victim types and provide the hands-on assistance through the criminal justice system that we do. The ability of our staff to continue the level of direct service provision to crime victims enables all crime victims to receive the most comprehensive array of services possible. Our Circuit currently operates under the case assignment system. We have five Superior Court Judges holding court proceedings involving victim related crimes. Our Program must continue our currently level of funding, at a minimum, in order to reach the current level of crime victims. It is our hope to be able to provide direct services at an even more in-depth leven with additional funding in the future. 7. Type of victims to be served by funding Domestic violence Sexual assault Yes Yes Victims of DUI/DWI Elder abuse crashes Yes Yes Robbery Yes Assault Yes Larceny/other theft Yes Identity theft/other fraud Yes 8. How many victims served in FY08 Domestic violence Sexual assualt 250 Victims of DUIIDWI crashes 15 Elder abuse Stalking Yes Adults molested as children Yes Other violent crime Yes Other property crime No Stalking 18 Adults molested Child abuse Yes Survivors of homicide victims Yes Burglary Yes Other crime Yes Child abuse 104 Survivors of homicide victims 1...++_~.II1..."l ~~~_:~ ~_~ I~_ ~~_<) ^ __ V ~..-"7~_0 1 (\(\(\:(\_"7./"')L"7;1(\1...(\_~ ;1(\: 11;1 D____: : ;1-0(\0 0 (\(\(\ 0/"1"7/"1(\(\(\ Print View I Page 6 of8 2 o as 23 children 0 Other Burglary violent 11 crime 68 Other Other crime property 0 crime 12 Robbery 112 Assault 200 Larceny/other theft 9 Identity theft/other fraud 8 9. VAWA Grants Only.u Training conducted in the past Training # Participants Certified by Kathy Rogers SECTION 5 - Performance Measures 1. Does your agency use a computerized CIMS Yes 1a. Name of CIMS you use The CIMS used was specifically developed for our Program by Richmond County's Information Technology Department. 1 b. Does CIMS allow you to collect demographic data Yes 1c. Does CIMS track separate services Yes 1d. Does CIMS keep track every encounter Yes 2a. If no CIMS how do you track victim information and services Does Not Apply 2b. If no CIMS and little to no cost are you willing to use a CIMS Yes 3. How does you agency currently collect outcome performance measurement data directly from hffne' / fh 1 ('",en;" (,"1Yl /rln '" en') A nn V ",.,="7 ",('Q 1 ()()(); (),,"7f'1h"7 rlOh(),.. ,rl (); 11 rl klrn..,...; ;rl=r'()Q _ Q()()O Q I') "7 I')()()O Print View '\ Page 7 of8 clients/victims Our agency currently collects performance measurement data via telephone surveys conducted by volunteer staff. Once a case is disposed, the case file is turned over to volunteer staff to conduct the telephone survey. The information is recorded in such a way as to keep the information anonymous. The survey results are then reviewed by the Program Director for use in making any necessary improvements to the Program. Surveys are then kept in a locked filing cabinet by Program Director. SECTION 6 - Implementation Plan Attach implementation plan document II m pPlan/workplan. doc Certified by Kathy Rogers SECTION 7 - Budget Summary 1. Subtotals from budget detail worksheet Budget Category Federal Funds $35,261.00 Personnel $0.00 Travel $0.00 Equipment $0.00 Supplies $0.00 Printing $0.00 Other $35,261.00 TOTAL Loan Total Match $2,208.00 $37,469.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $6,607.00 $6,607.00 $8,815.00 $44,076.00 2. Attached appropriate files Budget detail worksheet IBudgetWorksheet/2009budgetdetai I Lease contract ILeaseContract/lease 3. pdf Health/Ins verification Salary authorization documentation ISalaryAuth/Salaryauth 1.pdf Job descriptions I JobDescri ption/jobdescr. doc Contractor/Consultant contracts SECTION 8 - Other Requirements & Attachments l_.L.L__....ltL"'" ......~~._.:...... __.__/..J._ ____()A__._TT____,.,__01"f'\"~^_!l"J.L""'tL,.,_1nL^_~_1^~A_10_nn_~ ~_1_""^O 0 Ann OJ"'!l"J/"^^^ Prin.t View . .. Page 8 of 8 1. Audit requirements Fiscal year begin 1/1/2009 Last audit 8/15/2009 Audit forward to coundil 9/30/2009 Fiscal year end 12/31/2009 Next audit 6/15/2010 2. Civil rights requirements Salutation First Middle Last Title Ms Diana Darris Equal Employment Opportunity Director Address County City State Zip 501 Greene Street, Suite 314 Richmond Augusta GA 30901 Phone Number employeed 706-826-4789 42 3. Required attachments Standard assurances Certifications Disclosure of lobbying /StandAssur/assurances 7.pdf /Certifications/certifications 23.pdf lDisOfLob/disclosures 1.pdf 4. Other attachments MOU /MOU/MOU 17.pdf 501 (c)(3) Certified by Kathy Rogers Submission Certified by Powered by Caspio L.....__.II1...'" ____:_ ____/.:J_ ___C)^._._T/_.._"7__01f\f\f\:f\_"7mL"7.:Jf\Lf\_~.:Jf\:A.:JO____: :.:J_f"If\O 0 f\f\O O/"l"7/"lf\f\O