Mayor LaToya Cantrell | City of New Orleans website
Mayor LaToya Cantrell | City of New Orleans website
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.
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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