Authority to receive and grant funds

Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-1614, under Chapter 16. Adult Services..

Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-1614

Subject to regulations of the Board and to the availability of state or federal funds for services to the victims of domestic violence, the Department is authorized to:

1. Receive state and federal funds for services to the victims of domestic violence;

2. Disperse funds through matching grants to local, public or private nonprofit agencies to provide service programs for the victims of domestic violence; and

3. Develop and implement grant mechanisms for funding such local services.