Funding Family Violence Programs: State, Local, and Private Sources of Funds

摘要

This report discusses three major sources of funds for family violence programs: State and local governments and private sources. State and local government funds are of two types: (1) money allocated to the States by the Federal Government, and (2) funds generated at the State and local level. The report describes six programs through which formula grants, or funds transferred to State and local governments, are administered. These include the Community Service Administration, a community action agency whose citizens determine where funding will be allocated, and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA) of the Department of Labor which contains a provision for women and displaced homemakers and whose funds could be applied to battered women's shelters and other women's crisis centers. Other programs are general revenue sharing, Title XX (DHEW), Community Development Block Grants (Department of Housing and Urban Development), and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (Department of Justice). The report also discusses two major ways in which State operating budgets could be tapped by domestic violence programs for support funding: expanding the funding of existing State agencies or obtaining State funding through legislative appropriations. Suggestions are given for obtaining funding from both local governments and private sources, including foundations, nonprofit and community organizations, corporations, and individuals. Fundraising resources are also listed. Five appendices contain a list of State governor's offices, CETA contacts, Title XX State agency directors, addresses of State planning agencies, and State legislation on domestic violence.