ROANOKE, Va. – Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar today announced awards of more than $3.4 million in grants to fight drug abuse and addiction in the Western District of Virginia.
The grants were awarded by the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and are part of more than $341 million going to communities nationwide.
“The addiction crisis has taken an enormous toll on America’s families and communities, eroding public health, threatening public safety and claiming tens of thousands of lives year after year,” said Attorney General William P. Barr.
Illegal drugs and illicit drug use have claimed the lives of nearly 400,000 Americans since the turn of the century.
“If we hope to defeat an enemy as powerful, persistent and adaptable as illicit drugs, we must be at least as determined and versatile, focusing our ingenuity and resources on curbing abuse and fighting addiction,” said OJP’s Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan.
“The crisis of addiction—particularly caused by opioids—has affected Virginians of all walks of life. Addiction doesn’t care about race, religion, socioeconomic status, or age,” Acting U.S. Attorney Bubar said today.
Funding is made available through OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, National Institute of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
The following organizations received funding:
Augusta County – $600,000
Page County – $500,000
Smyth County Board of Supervisors – $499,776
Fluvanna County – $499,876
City of Charlottesville – $827,973
Total Action Against Poverty in the Roanoke Valley – $474,820
More information about OJP and its components can be found at www.ojp.gov.
The year 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the Department of Justice. Learn more about the history of our agency at www.Justice.gov/Celebrating150Years.
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Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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