Healthcare

Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency announced the availability of $250,000 in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to support and encourage the development of specialized training programs for direct victim service agency staff and allied professionals. The funding will be used to support training for victim service providers, including
professionals within the medical and mental health fields, to enhance their abilities to respond to victims of crime in a proficient and culturally sensitive manner.

Interested applicants, including public and non-profit organizations, may apply through PCCD’s Egrants system by March 17. Victim service agencies will be given priority consideration.
More information on how to apply, including eligibility requirements and special conditions, is available online at www.pccd.state.pa.us by selecting “grant opportunities.”