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|OVC Fact Sheet
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|Funding Court Appointed Special Advocate Programs
      Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) programs are eligible to receive 
        Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding at the State level. VOCA funds support 
        criminal justice advocacy, emergency legal assistance, information and 
        referral services, personal advocacy, and assistance with filing crime 
        victims compensation claims. VOCA victim assistance grant funds only support 
        services to victims of crime. Not all children represented by Court Appointed 
        Special Advocates are victims of crime.OVC views child neglect and abandonment as serious crimes that can harm 
        children as severely as physical and sexual abuse. Neglect ranges from 
        parents keeping their children out of school to leaving a child unfed 
        in an empty house. CASA programs may use VOCA funds to support services 
        to child victims of neglect and/or abandonment.To ensure that VOCA funds benefit only victims of crime, programs receiving 
        VOCA funds are required to maintain documentation such as time and attendance 
        records and VOCA-supported expense records. In one State, VOCA funds support 
        a coordinator of volunteers within a CASA program. The coordinator’s responsibility 
        is to supervise and train allCASA volunteers, but the VOCA funds 
        may pay only for the time the coordinator devotes to supervising and/or 
        training those volunteers who provide direct services to child 
        victims of physical and sexual abuse, criminal neglect, and abandonment. 
        Therefore, this CASA program maintains time and attendance records which 
        document the volunteer coordinator’s time that is spent supervising and/or 
        training volunteers who work with child victims.VOCA gives the States maximum discretion to set priorities and to determine 
        which programs within their States will be funded, the level of funding 
        they will receive, the services that will be funded, and the requirements 
        programs must meet to receive funding. Although States do have the authority 
        to establish their own more stringent requirements, all VOCA-funded organizations 
        must meet certain eligibility criteria.Eligibility for VOCA FundingBe a Public or Nonprofit Organization. The organization must 
          operate as a public or nonprofit organization, or a combination thereof, 
          and provide services to crime victims.Keep a Record of Effective Services. A record of providing 
          effective services to crime victims must be demonstrated.Provide Substantial Financial Support. Existing programs must 
          provide a matching contribution (cash or in-kind) from non-Federal sources 
          of 20 percent of the total cost of each VOCA project. New programs that 
          have not yet demonstrated a record of providing services may be eligible 
          to receive VOCA funding, if they can demonstrate that 25 percent to 
          50 percent of their financial support (cash and/or in-kind) comes from 
          non-Federal sources. It is important that organizations have a variety 
          of funding sources besides Federal funding in order to ensure their 
          financial stability. Native American tribes/organizations must provide 
          a match contribution (cash and/or in-kind) of 5 percent of the total 
          VOCA project.Use Volunteers. Subrecipient organizations must use volunteers 
          unless the State grantee determines there is a compelling reason to 
          waive this requirement.Promote Community Efforts to Aid Crime Victims. Subrecipients 
          must promote, within the community, coordinated public and private efforts 
          to aid crime victims. Coordination may include serving on State, Federal, 
          local, or Native American task forces, commissions, working groups, 
          coalitions and/or multidisciplinary teams.Help Victims Apply for Compensation Benefits. Provide crime 
          victims with information and assistance when applying for compensation 
          benefits.State CASA programs Currently Receiving VOCA Victim Assistance Grant 
          Funding
      Louisiana
              Capital Area CASA Association
              521 America Street
              Baton Rouge, LA 70802
              504-379-8598Maryland
              CASA of Baltimore, Inc.
              P.O.Box 13004
              Baltimore, MD 21203
              410-244-1465CASA of Montgomery County
              1010 Gradin Avenue, #12
              Rockville, MD 20851
              301-340-7458
            New Hampshire
              CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates
              Post Office Box 1327
              Manchester, NH 03105
              603-626-4600Oklahoma
              Cleveland County CASA
              Post Office Box 1714
              Norman, OK 73070
              405-360-5295Tulsa CASA, Inc.
              700 S. Boston, Ste. 210
              Tulsa, OK 74119
              918-584-2272
          Texas
              CASA of Travis County
              512 E. Riverside, #204
              Austin, TX 78704
              512-459-2272CASA of S.E. Texas
              Post Office Box 291
              Beaumont, TX 77704
              409-832-2272Virginia
              Alexandria CASA
              2210 Mt. Vernon Avenue
              Alexandria, VA 22301
              703-836-1820Fairfax CASA
              4103 Chain Bridge Road
              Suite 200
              Fairfax, VA 22030-4107
              703-273-3526
              Fax: 703-273-2201Greater Prince William CASA
              9116 Center Street
              Manassas, VA 22110
              703-330-8145For Further Information
      Contact the OVC Resource Center for a list of recent awards, announcements 
        of grants, and information about the application process or send an e-mail 
        to [email protected].For copies of this fact sheet, other OVC publications, or information 
        on additional victim-related resources, please contact:Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center (OVCRC)
        Box 6000 Rockville, MD 208496000 
        18006276872 or 3015195500 
        TTY 18777129279
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      Funding Court Appointed Special Advocate 
            Programs
          Published July/August 1998
              Last updated Decenber 2002 | Louisiana
              Capital Area CASA Association
              521 America Street
              Baton Rouge, LA 70802
              504-379-8598Maryland
              CASA of Baltimore, Inc.
              P.O.Box 13004
              Baltimore, MD 21203
              410-244-1465CASA of Montgomery County
              1010 Gradin Avenue, #12
              Rockville, MD 20851
              301-340-7458
            New Hampshire
              CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates
              Post Office Box 1327
              Manchester, NH 03105
              603-626-4600Oklahoma
              Cleveland County CASA
              Post Office Box 1714
              Norman, OK 73070
              405-360-5295Tulsa CASA, Inc.
              700 S. Boston, Ste. 210
              Tulsa, OK 74119
              918-584-2272 | Texas
              CASA of Travis County
              512 E. Riverside, #204
              Austin, TX 78704
              512-459-2272CASA of S.E. Texas
              Post Office Box 291
              Beaumont, TX 77704
              409-832-2272Virginia
              Alexandria CASA
              2210 Mt. Vernon Avenue
              Alexandria, VA 22301
              703-836-1820Fairfax CASA
              4103 Chain Bridge Road
              Suite 200
              Fairfax, VA 22030-4107
              703-273-3526
              Fax: 703-273-2201Greater Prince William CASA
              9116 Center Street
              Manassas, VA 22110
              703-330-8145 |  | Funding Court Appointed Special Advocate 
            Programs | Published July/August 1998
              Last updated Decenber 2002
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|Louisiana
              Capital Area CASA Association
              521 America Street
              Baton Rouge, LA 70802
              504-379-8598Maryland
              CASA of Baltimore, Inc.
              P.O.Box 13004
              Baltimore, MD 21203
              410-244-1465CASA of Montgomery County
              1010 Gradin Avenue, #12
              Rockville, MD 20851
              301-340-7458
            New Hampshire
              CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates
              Post Office Box 1327
              Manchester, NH 03105
              603-626-4600Oklahoma
              Cleveland County CASA
              Post Office Box 1714
              Norman, OK 73070
              405-360-5295Tulsa CASA, Inc.
              700 S. Boston, Ste. 210
              Tulsa, OK 74119
              918-584-2272                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Texas
              CASA of Travis County
              512 E. Riverside, #204
              Austin, TX 78704
              512-459-2272CASA of S.E. Texas
              Post Office Box 291
              Beaumont, TX 77704
              409-832-2272Virginia
              Alexandria CASA
              2210 Mt. Vernon Avenue
              Alexandria, VA 22301
              703-836-1820Fairfax CASA
              4103 Chain Bridge Road
              Suite 200
              Fairfax, VA 22030-4107
              703-273-3526
              Fax: 703-273-2201Greater Prince William CASA
              9116 Center Street
              Manassas, VA 22110
              703-330-8145                                                                                                                                                              
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|Funding Court Appointed Special Advocate 
            Programs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     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              Last updated Decenber 2002