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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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FY2005 Budget and Performance Summary



OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
(Dollars in thousands)


    Pos. FTE Amount
         
2003 Obligations 1/   N/A N/A N/A  1/
         
2004 Appropriation Enacted (without Rescission)   43 43 387,629
  2004 Rescission -- Reduction applied to DOJ (0.465%)   0 0 -1,802
  2004 Rescission -- Government-wide Reduction (0.59%)   0 0 -2,276
2004 Appropriation Enacted (with Rescission)   43 43 383,551
  Transfer to Justice Assistance of OVW administrative funding   -43 -43 -13,926
2004 Appropriation Enacted   0 0 369,625
         
2005 Total Request.   43 43 362,477
  Change 2005 from 2004   43 43 -7,148
         
Adjustments to Base:        
         
Transfer to Justice Assistance Appropriation of Programs Administered by OJP   0 0 -22,868
Transfer from Justice Assistance of OVW administrative funding   43 43 14,285
         
Increases (see OJP's Summary of Requirements table)   0 0 81
Decreases (see OJP's Summary of Requirements table)   0 0 0
         
  Net, Adjustments to Base.   43 43 -8,502
2005 Current Services   43 43 361,123
         
Program Improvements   0 0 16,196
Program Offsets   0 0 -14,842
  Net, Program Improvements/Offsets   0 0 1,354
         
2005 Total Request   43 43 362,477
  Change 2005 from 2004   43 43 -7,148
         
1/  Reported under the State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance account in 2003.        
         

 

OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
(Dollars in thousands)


    2004 Appropriation Enacted 
(w/ Rescission)
2005 Current Services 2005 Request Program Improvements/Offsets
Comparison by activity and program   Perm
Pos.
FTE Amount Perm
Pos.
FTE Amount Perm
Pos.
FTE Amount Perm
Pos.
FTE Amount
                           
1.  Office on Violence Against Women   0 0 369,625 43 43 361,123 43 43 362,477 0 0 1,354
                           
Total   0 0 369,625 43 43 361,123 43 43 362,477 0 0 1,354
                           
                           
For 2004, administrative funding is transferred to OJP's Justice Assistance account, consistent with the language contained in the 2004 omnibus appropriations bill. 
                           
For 2005, it is assumed that the Office on Violence Against Women will be an independent office.              
                           
Program Improvements by Strategic Goal                  
         
Goal 3: Assist State, Local, and Tribal Efforts to Prevent or Reduce Crime and Violence   0 0 $1,354
         
1. Grants to Combat Violence Against Women/STOP Formula Grants   0 0 13,442
         
This increase will provide a total funding level of $180,147,000 for this program, which is also known as the STOP Formula Gramt Program.  The 2005 budget proposes to include an earmark of $15,000,000 to continue funding for the transitional housing program, which was first appropriated under OVW in the 2004 omnibus appropriations bill as a separte, standalone program.         
         
2.  Transitional Housing Program   0 0 -14,842
         
This program is included as a separate line-item in the 2004 Omnibus appropriations bill.  Rather than maintaining this as a separate line-item,  the 2005 budget proposes $15,000,000 for the transitional housing program as a set-aside under Grants to Combat Violence Against Women/STOP Formula Grants Program.        
         
3.  Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies   0 0 291
         
This modest increase will provide a total of $64,186,000 for this program, whose goal is to enhance victim safety and offender accountability in cases of domestic violence and dating violence by encouraging jurisdictions to implement mandatory and pro-arrest policies as an effective form of domestic violence intervention that is part of a coordinated community response.      
         
4.  Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance   0 0 174
         
This modest increase will provide a total of $39,493,000 for this program,  which supports projects preventing and responding to domestic violence and child victimization in rural communities.      
         
5.  Legal Assistance Program   0 0 2,185
         
This increase will provide a total of $41,578,000 for this program.  The mission of this program is to award grants to private non-profit entities, public entities operating in their non-governmental capacity, Indian tribal governments, and law school clinics to provide legal assistance for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking by increasing access to direct legal services in a wide range of legal matters related to violence.  This increase is requested to keep pace with the demand for this program.         
         
6.  Safe Haven Program        
    0 0 $33
This modest increase will provide a total of $14,810,000 for this program, which provides grants to states, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments that propose to enter into contracts with public and private non-profit entities to provide supervised visitation and safe visitation exchanges.        
         
7. Campus Violence Program   0 0 $45
         
This modest enhancement will provide a total of $9,907,000 for this program, which provides grants to institutions of higher education so they can address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in campus communities.        
         
8.  Enhancing Protections for Older and Disabled Women From Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault   0 0 9
         
This modest increase will provide a total of $4,946,000 for this program, which provides grants to support community-based projects designed to improve the justice system's response to elder abuse and violence against individuals with disablities, including domestic violence perpetrated against older or disabled individuals, through training for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and court personnel.      
         
9.  Education and Training to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities   0 0 17
         
This modest increase will provide a total of $7,410,000 for this program, that provides services to women with disabilities who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking by providing training, consultation and information to service providers.       
         
Net, Program Improvements/Offsets, Office on Violence Against Women 0 0 1,354
         

 

OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
(Dollars in thousands)


VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROGRAMS:   2004 Level   2005 Level    
Requested Under Office on Violence Against Women (OVW):            
             
Grants to Combat Violence Against Women   166,562   180,147    
Reseach and Eval Violence Agst Women (NIJ)   [5,200]   [5,200]    
Safe Start Program (OJJDP)   ]10,000]   [10,000]    
Transitional Housing       [15,000]    
Transitional Housing   14,842       Requested above as an earmark in formula grants.
Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies   63,824   64,186    
Rural  Domestic Violence & Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance   39,268   39,493    
VAWA II:  Legal Assistance Program   39,322   41,578    
VAWA II:  Safe Haven Program   14,746   14,810    
VAWA II:  Campus Violence   9,831   9,907    
VAWA II:  Enhancing Protections for Older & Disabled            
  Women from Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault   4,916   4,946    
VAWA II: Education and Training to End Violence            
  Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities   7,372   7,410    
Subtotal, OVW   360,683   362,477    
             
Requested Under Office of Justice Programs (OJP):            
             
Victims of Child Abuse Programs:            
Grants for Closed Circuit Television   983   986    
Child Abuse Training for Judicial Personnel   2,258   2,271    
Court-Appointed Special Advocate   11,772   11,830    
Training Programs to Assist Probation and Parole Officers   4,905   4,934    
VAWA II Stalker Databases   2,950   2,962    
Subtotal, OJP   22,868   22,983    
             
  TOTAL, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROGRAMS   383,551   385,460    
             
             

 

OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
(Dollars in thousands)


OVW Management and Administration Costs in 2005:   Total
Program
Funds
Admin.
Resources
Pos. FTE. Net
Program Funds
Grants to Combat Violence Against Women   180,147 3,400 14 14 176,747
Reseach and Eval Violence Agst Women (NIJ)   [5,200]        
Safe Start Program (OJJDP)   [10,000]        
Transitional Housing   [15,000]        
Transitional Housing Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies   64,186 1,707 7 7 62,479
Rural  Domestic Violence & Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance   39,493 1,219 5 5 38,274
VAWA II:  Legal Assistance Program   41578 1,707 7 7 39,871
VAWA II:  Safe Haven Program   14,810 732 3 3 14,078
VAWA II:  Campus Violence   9,907 732 3 3 9,175
VAWA II:  Enhancing Protections for Older & Disabled Women
from Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
  4,946 488 2 2 4,458
VAWA II: Education and Training to End Violence   Against and
Abuse of Women with Disabilities
  7,410 488 2 2 6,922
Total, OVW M&A Costs   362,477 10,473 43 43 352,004
             

 


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