Nola Reporter

NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans today released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for organizations to develop and expand programs that support and provide direct aid to victims and survivors of violent and non-violent crimes.

The project, entitled Victims and Survivors Assistance, is funded by $225,000 of the City's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation. Through ARPA, the City of New Orleans has committed $194 million to fund priority projects that meet the needs of our community, strengthen our local social safety net and build a safer, healthier community for the future.  The deadline to apply for the available funding is Friday, April 5. A virtual information session will be held for interested applicants on Wednesday, March 20.

The future of our community well-being relies on survivor-centered, trauma-informed services being available and accessible to people who have been impacted by crime. This NOFA will distribute up to $225,000 with the goal of supporting organizations in developing programs that will improve access to services, promote well-being and support trauma-informed approaches to support victims and survivors of violent and non-violent crimes, which will then be sustained at the conclusion of the project period.

Areas targeted for investment include but are not limited to:

• Programs that provide accessible and trauma-informed mental health counseling to New Orleans residents who have been impacted by crime
• Programs that deploy crisis support teams to victims and survivors of violent and non-violent crimes
• Programs that provide comprehensive supportive services, such as case management, transitional housing, transportation assistance, etc.

The City encourages innovative and impactful proposals beyond those enumerated above that enhance services and promote well-being for victims and survivors of violent and non-violent crime now and in the future.

For further information and updates on the City's ARPA investments and initiatives, please visit nola.gov/arpa/. 

The Victims and Survivors Assistance application is available starting today, March 5, on the Office of Criminal Justice Coordination’s website at nola.gov/office-of-criminal-justice-coordination/.

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