Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

U.S. SENATOR Jeff Bingaman

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Contact Senator Bingaman's Office:

Jude McCartin
Maria Najera
703 Hart Building
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5521

Bingaman: DOJ Funding Awarded to New Mexico Organizations

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has released funding for various New Mexico organizations and a pueblo.

"In difficult economic times, it's important to ensure that New Mexico communities can continue to fund effective anti-crime initiatives," Bingaman said.  "These federal grants will support crime victims as their cases work through the criminal justice system."

The following organization/communities were awarded:

Pueblo of San Felipe - $275,000:  Funding will be used to enhance the safety of child, youth and adult victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by supporting projects designed to address and prevent these crimes.

Tri-County Family Justice Center of Northeast New Mexico in Las Vegas - $193,076: Funding will help the center, which provides services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, support efforts in Mora and Santa Rosa.  Specifically grant funds will support a full-time prevention/educator and a full-time therapist who will split their time between the three locations.

New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc. - $117,986: Funding can be used to supports the coalition's efforts to coordinate victim services within the state as well as collaborate with other federal, state, and local entities to respond to violence against women.

Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc. - $250,000: Funding will be used to increase training and technical assistance to law enforcement and tribal leadership in each of the Eight northern pueblo communities and will allow for the hiring of staff to maintain and update their domestic violence training.

Farmington Municipals Schools - $299,977: Funding will be used to expand one-on-one mentoring services and group-based mentor/mentee activities to more than 50 students from Tibbetts Middle School to help prevent juvenile delinquency.

New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence - $98,461: Funding will be used to support efforts to coordinate victim services within the state as well as collaborate with other federal, state, and local entities to respond to violence against women.

New Mexico Administrative Office of the District Attorney - $157,186: Funding will be used to make upgrades to the statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification Program (SAVIN).  Changes include adding text messaging and a Spanish link to the program.

University New Mexico - $895,832:  Funding will be used for proposed research relating to the use of use of CT technology to supplant traditional autopsy.  Access to the technology could lead to significant cost savings for medical examiner's offices.