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Delaware County accepts $81,832.50 in VOCA and State victims assistance grants
Summary
The Board approved acceptance of federal Victims of Crime Act and State Victims Assistance Act grants totaling $81,832.50, with a county local match of $15,945.30, to fund victim services positions in the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office for Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2026.
The Delaware County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 3 approved acceptance of grant awards under the federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) and the State Victims Assistance Act for the county prosecutor's victim services unit.
Nicole Ford of the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office told commissioners the grants will allow the office to continue funding the victims director, Trish Wright, and victim assistants Meg Dillman, Megan Powell and Caitlin Grow. “These positions are extremely vital to our division and Delaware County,” Ford said. She said the awards total $81,832.50 and require a local match by the commissioners of $15,945.30. The grant period begins Oct. 1, 2025, and concludes Sept. 30, 2026, with an opportunity to renew in 2026.
The board moved, seconded and recorded aye votes from Commissioner Gary Merrill and Vice President Jeff Benton; the motion to accept the grants carried.
The transcript records Ford emphasizing both the service to victims and the office's statutory duty to provide victims assistance; no further discussion or conditions were recorded in the meeting minutes.
