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Prosecutor authorized to apply for victim-services and STOP domestic-violence grants
Summary
Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd told the committee June 5 he would seek state crime-victim services funding and a STOP violence grant to support victim advocates and a dedicated domestic-violence prosecutor; both applications were authorized by the committee.
Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd asked the Safety Committee on June 5 to authorize two grant applications: the state Crime Victim Rights Service grant (which helps fund victim advocate positions) and a STOP Violence grant to fund a dedicated domestic-violence prosecutor and support staff. The committee approved both applications.
Lloyd said his office currently has 2.5 victim advocates and that the state grant has historically offset a portion of those positions. "For my office, that's a portion of 2 and a half people," he said, adding that the county has relied on that state funding for many years. Lloyd and staff said the state notifies offices of annual allotments; he noted a prior allotment figure of about $157,000 as a historical reference for victim services funding.
On the STOP grant, Lloyd said the county previously held a STOP-funded domestic-violence prosecutor position until 2019; selection decisions then placed funding with a local nonprofit. The current STOP grant cycle would allow Eaton County itself to apply directly rather than serving as a pass-through, Lloyd said. He said he already has an attorney interested in the domestic-violence prosecutor role and that grant funds, if awarded, could supplement the position and possibly a legal assistant. He described the grant as having a required county match (25 percent); Lloyd and staff explained the match can include in-kind items such as office space, telephones and IT support.
Controller Sobe noted that accepting some grants carries downstream county general-fund implications if local matching or services are required, but both grant applications were presented as requests for permission to apply. The committee voted to authorize the prosecutor's office to submit both the Crime Victim Rights Service application and the STOP Violence grant application.
Both motions passed on voice votes recorded as "Aye." Award amounts and any required county matching obligations will be determined if and when the state or federal grantors make awards.
