Budget Amendment ID: FY2023-S4-603

EHS 603

Services for Survivors of Homicide Victims

Messrs. Collins, Feeney, Timilty and O'Connor, Ms. Jehlen and Messrs. Tarr and Hinds moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4513-1098, by striking item 4513-1098 in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:-

4513-1098 For the provision of statewide support services for survivors of homicide victims, including outreach services, burial assistance, grief counseling and other support services; provided, that funds shall be expended as grants in the aggregate amount of not less than $200,000 to the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute Corporation, a community-based support organization dedicated to serving families and communities impacted by violence; and provided further, that the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute Corporation shall establish and administer a process to distribute not less than $100,000 to the Massachusetts Survivors of Homicide Victims Network organizations throughout the commonwealth in the form of grants .............$300,000