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Cape Assist reports $175,000 in grant terminations; prosecutor seeks reinstatement of larger victim-services funding
Summary
Cape Assist said two grants were terminated Jan. 13, costing about $175,000; the county prosecutor reported filing paperwork to seek reinstatement of additional grants that could total roughly $500,000 for victims' advocacy and a taskforce, but restoration is not guaranteed.
Cape Assist told the Cape May County Youth Services Commission on Jan. 14 that two grants were terminated on Jan. 13, creating an estimated $175,000 shortfall that will affect underage-drinking education and mental-health training in the county.
Joe Faldetta, identified in the meeting attendance as Cape Assist, said one terminated grant funded the STOP program (an education program targeting underage drinking) and another funded Mental Health First Aid training, including a planned course with Cape Tech. Faldetta said Cape Assist will proceed with the planned training while seeking alternative funding sources.
Corann Greer, of NJ4S, said her organization’s grant focus has shifted to tiers 2 and 3 and offered to work with Cape Assist to identify supports.
Jeffrey Sutherland, Esq., of the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office, said he has filed paperwork, with help from Jeff Vandrew’s office, seeking reinstatement of the lost funds and warned that the prosecutor’s office stands to lose close to $500,000 that had supported three-quarters of the county’s victim-advocacy unit and a taskforce grant. Sutherland said there was no indication at the meeting as to whether the funds will be restored.
Commissioners did not take formal action at the meeting; county providers and law enforcement representatives described ongoing efforts to pursue reinstatement and identify replacement funding.
