VALE Legal Notice 2025
2025 VALE FUNDS – 6th Judicial District, La Plata, San Juan & Archuleta Counties
(VICTIM ASSISTANCE and LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANT)
GRANT PERIOD: January 1, 2025– December 31, 2025. The Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement (VALE) Board announces the availability of 6th Judicial District VALE funds. The VALE Board is a five member, volunteer, community board appointed by the judicial district’s Chief Judge, the Honorable Jeffrey R. Wilson. Funding for these grants is generated from a surcharge or fees assessed to people convicted of felonies, misdemeanors, traffic offenses and fish and game violations, no tax dollars are used.
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT AVAILABLE: $200,000. During the 2024 grant cycle, seven agencies were funded for a total of $197,000.
FUNDING PURPOSE: The purpose of the 6th Judicial District VALE grant process is to fund effective and efficient programs who will provide services to crime victims in the 6th Judicial District and assist them with: emotional and physical needs to stabilize their lives, provide a measure of safety and security, and/or enhance victims’ experience with the criminal justice system.
FUNDING PRIORITIES: Programs that provide direct services to crime victims and witnesses as outlined in VALE statute*, victim-related training, equipment and personnel needs of law enforcement agencies. The VALE Board has also established the following priorities: programs that provide direct services to victims of violent crime, unique and non-duplicative programs; agencies working with children and young adults; agencies offering a unique service to the community (unmet needs in an underserved community); The VALE Board may take into consideration factors other than those stated above in making their final decisions. Board members may award money for projects not designated in the priority categories. The fact that an applicant meets eligibility requirements and applies for services within a priority category does not guarantee funding.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications will be available Monday, November 4th 2024 and returnable no later than Sunday, December 1, 2024. To request an application please contact Jane Foy at the District Attorney's Office in Durango ph (970) 382-6345, 1060 E Second Avenue, Suite B-10, Durango, CO 81301.
jfoy@lpcgov.org.
*copies of VALE statute and Victim Right’s Act are available upon request.
Published November 14, 2024 in The Pagosa Springs SUN. (250530)
