{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases/heinrich-lujan-stansbury-welcome-over-113-million-enhance-services-and", "Heinrich, Luj\u00e1n, Stansbury Welcome Over $11.3 Million To Enhance Services And Assistance For Victims Of Crime, Reduce Cycle Of Violence", "2022-09-02", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Melanie A. Stansbury", "S001218", "stansbury.house.gov", "stansbury", "https://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (N.M.) and Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n (N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) are welcoming $11,379,976 in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) aimed at supporting victims of crime and breaking the cycle of violence.\n\n\u201cNew Mexico\u2019s Congressional Democrats and the Biden administration are delivering federal investments to reduce violence in our communities. I\u2019m pleased to welcome substantial DOJ funding from for New Mexico\u2019s Victims Reparation Commission to ensure that victims of crime have the services and financial support they need to recover,\u201dsaid Heinrich, a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. \u201cThe Violence Intervention Program has also demonstrated clear success in reducing incidents of gang and gun violence. Their intervention strategies head off retaliation shootings and break the cycle of criminal activity. I\u2019m proud to welcome these federal investments that build off of the funding we secured in the FY22 Appropriations process, and will continue fighting to bring in additional investment to support community-based efforts.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt is critical to empower local communities by funding public safety projects such as the Violence Intervention Program,\u201dsaid Luj\u00e1n. \u201cI\u2019m pleased this grant will provide support to victims of violent crime through financial assistance and services to reduce health disparities. The community-based focus of the Violence Intervention Program addresses the root causes of gun violence to ensure safety throughout New Mexico.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe must tackle our crime problems head-on and ensure every New Mexican can feel safe in their communities. That is why I have been aggressively pursuing funding to support our law enforcement and services to address violent crime in Albuquerque, and I am proud to have helped secure this vital funding alongside Senators Heinrich and Luj\u00e1n,\u201d said Stansbury. \u201cThis funding will support victims of violent crime, while helping to address underlying causes of crime and trauma in our community. As we return to session in September, I will be fighting to increase public safety resources for our communities.\u201d\n\nDOJ\u2019s Office of Justice Programs has awarded the following federal funding:\n\nA total of $10,379,796 in grants has been awarded to the State of New Mexico\u2019s Crime Victims Reparation Commission which provides financial assistance to victims of violent crime. The funding is comprised of:\n\n$9,376,796 to enhance services available through the state\u2019s Crime Victims Fund.\n\n$1,003,00o to support payments to eligible crime victims.\n\n$1,000,000 for the City of Albuquerque's Violence Intervention Program (VIP). This federal funding expands the scope of the Albuquerque Trauma Recovery Center (TRC) to serve victims of violent crime with a focus on reducing health disparities and providing services to communities of color, under-served and unserved victims of violence.\n\nSenator Heinrich led an effort supported by Senator Luj\u00e1n and Representative Stansbury to secure $1,000,000 in Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations funding for Albuquerque\u2019s Violence Intervention Program to target the root causes of crime and break the cycle of violence in the local community.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases/heinrich-lujan-stansbury-welcome-over-113-million-enhance-services-and"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.851502176374197, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}