The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners has voted to accept federal funding for a full-time advocate position for female victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking.
Commissioners in February authorized the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office to apply for the funds under the U.S. Department of Justice Services, Training, Officers, Prosecution Violence Against Women Act (S.T.O.P. VAWA) grant program. The sheriff was notified in March that it had been awarded the funds.
The 33-month continuation award is divided into three terms, staff said in a report to commissioners. Federal funds obligated for the initial term total $50,082, matched by a $16,694 contribution from the county, for a total contract value of $66,776.
Acceptance of the grant commits Cherokee to continue the VAWA program as long as federal funds are obligated. After 33 months, Cherokee will have seen a total of $143,906 in federal funds, matched by $45,359 in county funds, staff estimated.
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