President Donald Trump’s administration this week cut federal funding for several groups that assist the victims of violent crimes and promote public safety because they do not align with the Department of Justice’s “goals or agency priorities,” according to a memo obtained by CBS News.
The Office of Justice Programs, a division of the DOJ, wrote a memo to several nonprofit organizations focused on safety and helping the victims of crimes, including the National Center for Victims of Crime, informing them that their federal grant awards would be “terminated” because that funding “no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities.”
It adds, “The use of award funds will not be allowed for obligations incurred, or expenditures made, after receipt of this notice, other than pursuant to closeout responsibilities.”
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