Graham Announces $11 Million for South Carolina

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) todayannounced over $11 million in federal grants from the Department ofJustice.

The awards include:           

South Carolina Department of Public Safety

• $6,140,174 for the 2010 Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Formula to enhance crime victim services in South Carolina. These funds arecompetitively awarded by the State to local community-basedorganizations that provide direct services to crime victims. 

• $710,600 for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program that aimsto reduce juvenile offenses through programs that reach out to both thejuvenile offender and the juvenile justice system. 

• $174,636 for the 2010 Project Safe Neighborhoods program that aims toreduce gun crime, link existing local programs together, and provide thetools necessary to succeed. 

• $84,945 for the Title V Community Prevention Grants Program that seeksto reduce the risks and enhance the protective factors that keep at-riskyouth from entering the juvenile justice system.

South Carolina Office of the Attorney General

• $305,851 for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program that aims to design, broker and deliver focused training seminars forlaw enforcement and prosecutors in order to build investigative,forensic and prosecutorial capacity throughout the state. 

South Carolina Office of Victim Assistance

• $4,364,000 for the 2010 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation Formula to enhance victim compensation payments to eligible crime victims in South Carolina.