The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute’s (ICJI) Victim Services Subcommittee on Thursday approved more than $1.2 million in additional funding for Indiana’s domestic violence shelters. The dollars will be added to the Domestic Violence Treatment and Prevention (DVPT) Fund – which is used to provide immediate assistance and short-term support to victims of domestic violence.
“ICJI is moving quickly to ensure the domestic violence shelters receive these additional monies as soon as possible,” said Mary L. Allen, ICJI’s executive director. “A total of 48 domestic violence shelters are receiving funding – including five first-time awards.”
The programs receiving first-time DVPT awards include two from Marion County, one each in LaGrange and Shelby County and the Heminger House Shelter for Women and Children in Marshall County. They received $16,915 in funding
On October 7th, the DVPT Council reviewed the domestic violence shelters’ budgets and plans on how they would utilize the additional funds. The council, created under Indiana state statute (IC 5-2-6.6), independently reviews and advises ICJI on DVPT funding matters. At Tuesday’s meeting, the council made funding recommendations. These were reviewed by the Victim Services Subcommittee, a subgroup of the ICJI Board of Trustees.
The subcommittee gave final approval to more than $1.2 million in additional one-time funding for domestic violence shelters. Including the subcommittee’s action on October 9, the total amount of DVPT funds awarded in 2014-15 is $3,935,990.
