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LPS Response to OLS Questions Department of Law and Public Safety FY 2019-2020 Discussion Points 1a. Federal enactments and budget proposals often significantly impact State programs and fiscal resources. The Department of Law and Public Safety anticipates receiving $250.7 million in federal funds in FY 2020, which is a decrease of $8.06 million from the anticipated FY 2019 federal funding of $258.8 million. Federal funding allocated to the department seems to be remaining steady, with the exception of FY 2018 reflecting an increase in federal funds supporting disaster assistance received due to the impact of Superstorm Sandy and other storms. Actual expenditures of Federal funds totaled about $256 million in FY 2016, $248 million in FY 2017, and about $299 million FY 2018. • Question: What are the principal reasons for the decline in Federal funds projected in FY 2020? Please evaluate any impacts that these changes may have on programs operated by the department. How have the clients served by these programs been affected? To what extent has the department’s monitoring, regulatory, and administrative activities, including those measured by performance metrics, been affected? The net decrease in the projected FY2020 awards can be attributed to a trend in the types of programs funded, with new funding opportunities now focusing on research and evaluation. The Federal government is steering away from continuously funding programs that have existed for more than a decade, but are evaluating the success of existing programs and researching ways to address the same problems using new approaches. The Department of Law and Public Safety (Department) continues to apply for funding opportunities when programs correlate with Department programs and priorities. For instance, the Department applied for and will receive $90 million in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2018 funding from the Federal Office for Victims of Crime. These funds will support victim assistance programs, which provide victims with support and guidance in the aftermath of victimization. In addition, the Department is projecting to receive approximately $8 million in Emergency Management Performance Grant funds, which will enable the NJ Office of Emergency Management to prepare, respond to, and recover from emergency and disastrous incidents. There have been no changes in the Department’s monitoring, regulatory, or administrative activities due to the projected decrease in federal funds. • Question: Are there any federal grants that the State did not receive in FY 2018 or FY 2019 due to a decrease or elimination of a federal grant program that negatively impacted the State? 1 Department of Law and Public Safety FY 2019-2020 Discussion Points (Cont’d) There have been no decrease or elimination of federal grants that have negatively impacted the State. 1b. The FY 2020 budget reflects the anticipation and receipt of a variety of federal grants. The following is a compilation of a few of the grants intended to provide support services for victims of crime. Federal Grants Supporting Victims of Crimes* Name of Federal Grant Anticipated FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2020 Division of State Victim Centered Law $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 Police Enforcement Training Sex Offender Notification $400,000 $400,000 $400,000 and Registration Act (All Unexpended) (SORNA) Division of Criminal Victim Assistance Grants $72.8 Million $90.7 $107.8 Million Justice (VAG) Million ($63 Million Unexpended) Violence Against Woman $3.890 $4 Million $3.9 Million Grant Million ($3.876 Million Unexpended) Victims of Crime Act $1 Million $500,000 $670,000 (VOCA) (All Unexpended) SORNA $225,000 $223,000 $300,000 (All Unexpended) Victims of Crime Victims of Crime Act – $344,000 $344,000 N/A Compensation Office Building State Technology Victim Compensation $2.9 Million $3.2 Million $10.5 Million Award ($3.401 Million Unexpended) *Data on federal grants was derived from the FY 2020 IBN 3110 • Question: Please provide documentation on how each of the above grants for victims has been disseminated Statewide. Please include the names of the recipient agencies (State, county, municipal, or nonprofit) and the amounts allocated through 2 Department of Law and Public Safety FY 2019-2020 Discussion Points (Cont’d) each grant in FY 2015, FY 2016, FY 2017, FY 2018, and FY 2019. If a grant may be expended over a multi-year period, please provide that information. Please provide an understanding of why certain grants appear yet to be expended in FY 2018. See Attachment A for list of grants for victims that have been disseminated Statewide. The below information is based on actual awards for Federal Fiscal Year 2018, and anticipated award amounts for Federal Fiscal Years 19 and 20. This information is based on anticipated funding awards, and thus includes only budget authority, not actual award amounts. Federal Fiscal Year 2019 awards will be made in the Fall of 2019 (FY 2020). Expenditures of federal grant awards do not always correlate to the State’s fiscal year. Federal grants are awarded based on the Federal Fiscal Year (October 1 – September 30), and the timing for drawing down funds does not correlate to the State’s July 1 – June 30 fiscal year cycle. Name of Federal Grant Anticipated Anticipated Actual Award FFY 2020 FFY 2019 FFY 2018 Division of State Victim Centered Law $750,000 $750,000 $0 Police Enforcement Training (Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies) Sex Offender Notification $400,000 $400,000 $224,612 and Registration Act (SORNA) Division of Criminal Victim Assistance Grants $40.3 million $58.9 million $90.7 million Justice (VAG) Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)Assistance Program Violence Against Woman $3.890 million $4 million $3.8 million Grant Victims of Crime Act $1 million $500,000 $999,832 (VOCA) Discretionary Training Program SORNA Reallocation from $225,000 $0 $0 JAG Victims of Crime Victims of Crime Act – $344,000 $344,000 $343,557 Compensation Building State Technology Office Victim Compensation $2.9 million $3.2 million $3,376,000 Award 3 Department of Law and Public Safety FY 2019-2020 Discussion Points (Cont’d) The U.S. Department of Justice issued many of the Federal Fiscal Year 2018 awards with special conditions prohibiting the obligation, expenditure, or draw down of funds until the USDOJ Office of Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) reviewed and approved the budget. These conditions are lifted through Grant Adjustment Notices on a rolling basis as the OCFO reviews and approves budgets. Several of those special conditions are still in place and the others have begun to be lifted starting in the winter of 2019. 2. A 2018 investigation by NJ Advance Media for NJ.com elaborated on the hardships that victims of crime and their families may experience when seeking help from the State Victims of Crime Compensation Office (VCCO). The report, Twice the Victim, highlighted the following concerns regarding the office and the process, arguing that the VCCO: 1) has decreased victim payouts over the past few years; 2) does not provide notification of the assistance when a person becomes a victim of crime; 3) denies certain expenses of the family if the victim had any responsibility in the crime; 4) has not increased the maximum amounts of financial claims in two decades; and 5) has not expended all the money it receives for victims’ aid. The report indicated that in 2017, the office failed to distribute $3.4 million of available relief, and data obtained through public records requests found the State returned $382,833 in related federal funding earmarked for separate victims’ assistance grants. Further, the report determined that funds intended for a variety of support services across the State were never spent. In response to the 2018 article, the Attorney General acknowledged that the State needed to do more to service the victims of crime. Research indicates that funds supporting New Jersey crime victims are provided through federal grants, VOCA grants, and State grants administered by the Department of Law and Safety through the New Jersey Victims of Crime Compensation Office (VCCO), State appropriated funds, and funds derived from court penalties, prisoner commissary revenues, restitution payments, and other revenue. • Question: Please provide the Attorney General’s position on the role of the VCCO in assisting victims to file claims and distribute funds to victims. Please provide, by fiscal year, all federal, State, and other funds supporting victims of crime in FY 2015, FY 2016, FY 2017, FY 2018, and FY 2019. Please provide the budgeted amount for public awareness of the VCCO benefits in FY 2017, FY 2018, and FY 2019. 4 Department of Law and Public Safety FY 2019-2020 Discussion Points (Cont’d) Please provide an overview of how the Attorney General’s office is working with local organizations to assist victims in the process of applying for benefits. Attorney General Grewal is committed to making New Jersey a national leader in providing timely and compassionate services to victims of violent crime. As the report points out, the office lacked resources under the prior administration, and AG Grewal has made clear that more needs to be done to strengthen VCCO. In March 2019, AG Grewal welcomed victims advocate Elizabeth Ruebman to the Department. At AG Grewal’s request, Ms. Ruebman is conducting a review of New Jersey’s victim services and identifying ways to strengthen them. As part of this project, Ms. Ruebman will propose recommendations to improve existing services and, subject to the Attorney General’s approval, oversee the implementation of those recommendations. Broadly speaking, the Department serves victims in seven ways: 1. Claim compensation. Compensating victims, as a payer of last resort, for expenses associated with the crime, through VCCO; 2. Support services. Helping victims obtain the counseling and support services they need; 3.
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