CBS News has obtained a list of 365 Federal subsidies programs arrested This week, by the Department of Justice, interrupting programs to help victims of hate crime and sex trafficking, children who have suffered violence and refugees.
The department also stopped programs aimed at reducing school shootings, efforts to combat domestic terror and a Emmett until CASE CASE INITIATIVE IN THE SOUTHEAST.
At least some of the subsidies were arrested in memoranda sent on Tuesday to non -profit organizations by the Department of Justice. The memoranda alerted the operators of the program that the projects no longer “effective” of the priorities of the Department of Justice. Federal’s cancellation grants interruptions in some non -profit programs, according to the organization’s leaders who spoke with CBS News.
The head of a lack of profit that helps the victims of youth crimes in Oakland, California, described the frozen funds as a “devastating blow.”
Nancy Smith told CBS News that she made plans to fire 10 employees of her national “change activation” organization, which helps provide sign language interpreters and legal assistance to the victims of the crime with disabilities and auditory disabilities. Smith said 40% of the budget disappeared during the night.
The list was provided by a federal source with knowledge about the financing of the agencies of federal subsidies programs.
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The Department of Justice told CBS News, however, at least two of the subsidy funds, for the National Crime Victims Center in Maryland and the National Network to end domestic violence in Washington, DC, since the note last week.
The National Crime Victims Center, in Landover, Maryland, warned CBS News on Thursday that he planned to close its direct line of victims of national crimes due to the subsidy of the Department of Justice. The direct line receives approximately 16,000 calls from crime victims each year. But one day after a CBS news report On the perspective that the direct line was closed, the Director of Organizations notified CBS News that the Department of Justice restored the money from the subsidy.
A justice department spokesman told CBS News that organizations that have lost their subsidies financing awards will have 30 days to appeal the decision.
“We are sure that these cuts are consistent with the priorities of the administration and, at the same time, protect the services that impact the victims,” said the spokesman.
The list of 365 notified subsidy programs for subsidy cancellations includes a broad or initiative to help crime victims and prevent violence.
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Renee Williams, executive director of the National Crime Victims Center, said she is grateful that the Department of Justice restored her grant funds, but told CBS News “our partners are still fighting.” Williams said that the direct line of the crime of the organization is a critical tool for those who suffer violence. Williams told CBS News: “After Callless US, innumerable victims indicated that they had no other place to resort to, but found hope, help and comfort of our services.”
Joe Griffin, executive or director or youth based in California Alive! He told CBS News that the interruption of the federal subsidy of his group would have a devastating impact on community initiatives.
“Doing this before summer, when we know that there will probably be a Upick in violence, it is really worrying,” Griffin said. “We need our government to occur to our young people in the way we do it, every day, without fail.”
Other projects that were notified of terminations of their federal subsidies include the following:
- A group of Memphis, Tennessee, which helps provide the defense of victims and support for victims of crimes that do not speak English
- An Atlanta project that supports the victims of crime under 18 years
- A Bronx initiative, NY to prevent overdose
- A Chicago Headquarters of Victims of Older Abuse
- A Florida project to help guarantee the safety of correctional officers
- A project based in Virginia to help victims of human trafficking.