Council approves VOCA and local funds for DA's Victim Witness Assistance Program
Council authorized applying for a 2025–2026 VOCA grant of $144,246 (or as awarded) and to use $132,077 from the 5% Crime Victim Surcharge Fund to support victim services in the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit from Oct. 1, 2025 to Sept. 30, 2026.
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The Columbus council voted Dec. 9 to submit and, if approved, accept a 2025–2026 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant for the district attorney’s Victim Witness Assistance Program. The agenda lists a VOCA request of $144,246 (or as otherwise awarded) and cites $132,077 from the 5% Crime Victim Surcharge Fund allocated in the FY26 budget to supplement services for Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2026.
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