D.C. Code § 4-571.01 – Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants transparency.

(a) Beginning on September 30, 2022, and every 6 months thereafter, the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants ("OVSJG") shall publish the following information, for the current fiscal year, on its website:
1. (1) For all grants or sub-grants awarded to or received by OVSJG:
  1. (A) The funding source and amount received;
  2. (B) The date the grant or sub-grant was awarded or received;
  3. (C) The duration of the grant or sub-grant;
  4. (D) A description of the permissible uses of, or restrictions on, the grant or sub-grant and the source of those uses or restrictions; and
  5. (E) The remaining balance of the grant or sub-grant.
2. (2) For all grants or subgrants awarded by OVSJG:
  1. (A) The name of the grantee or sub-grantee to whom the grant or sub-grant was awarded;
  2. (B) The funding source and amount awarded;
  3. (C) The date the grant or sub-grant was awarded;
  4. (D) The duration of the grant or sub-grant; and
  5. (E) A description of the permissible uses of, or restrictions on, the grant or sub-grant and the source of those uses or restrictions.
(b) The Mayor shall, when submitting to the Council an annual budget for the District of Columbia government as described in § 1-204.42, publish, at a minimum, the following information regarding the proposed budget for OVSJG on a publicly accessible website:
1. (1) The agency's grantmaking priorities for the proposed budget;
2. (2) For the Victim Services division, anticipated grant funds budgeted for each agency grantmaking priority within the division, including:
  1. (A) Implementation of the Sexual Assault Victims' Rights Act of 2014;
  2. (B) The housing continuum of care for victims of crime, including emergency shelters, short-term housing, and transitional housing, broken down by whether the funding or housing is tied to specific:
    1. (i) Categories of crime, such as domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking, or violent crime; or
    2. (ii) Vulnerable populations, such as LGBTQ individuals;
  3. (C) Hospital-based violence intervention programs; and
  4. (D) Non-residential direct services for victims of crime, broken down by whether the funding is tied to specific:
    1. (i) Categories of crime, such as domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking, or violent crime; or
    2. (ii) Vulnerable populations, such as LGBTQ individuals;
3. (3) For the Justice Grants division, anticipated grant funds budgeted for each agency grantmaking priority within the division, including:
  1. (A) The housing continuum of care, including emergency shelters, short-term housing, and transitional housing, for returning citizens or other justice-involved populations; and
  2. (B) Non-residential direct services for returning citizens or other justice-involved populations; and
4. (4) Anticipated grant funds budgeted for all other agency grantmaking priorities.
(c) No later than 60 days after June 8, 2024, and annually thereafter, OVSJG shall publish information regarding the work of the Victim Services Division, including:
1. (1) The number of victims engaged each month;
2. (2) The number of victims who accepted service each month;
3. (3) The services recommended to the victims each month; and
4. (4) A summary of collected feedback from victims and their families on their experiences with victim services and coordination efforts.

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 3022 of Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-470, July 13, 2022, 69 DCR 008707).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 6 of Secure DC Omnibus Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25-410, Mar. 11, 2024, 71 DCR 2693).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 6 of Secure DC Omnibus Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25-490, June 7, 2024, 71 DCR 7006).

History

Sept. 21, 2022, D.C. Law 24-167, § 3022

June 8, 2024, D.C. Law 25-175, § 8