Citizens Corps/Volunteers in Plains-Area Emergency Response System (VIPERS)
Citizen Corps is a federal initiative created to help coordinate volunteer activities that will make communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to respond to any emergency situation. The program provides opportunities for people to participate in a range of measures to make their families, their homes, and their communities safer from the threats of crime, terrorism, and disasters of all kinds. The program is being implemented in every state of the Union. The Panhandle region has established a regional Citizen Corps Council whose mission is to promote the effective utilization of the Citizen Corps program in the Panhandle.
One avenue for volunteerism available to Panhandle residents is through a website hosted by the PRPC called Volunteers in Plains-area Emergency Response System or VIPERS. VIPERS is an on-line volunteer recruitment tool whereby residents can register their interest to serve as a volunteer in the county or counties of their choice. That information is then shared with local emergency management coordinators as they look toward the prospect of building their local Citizen Corps or citizen emergency response group.
Contact Information
Lori GunnRegional Services DirectorEmail: lgunn@theprpc.org Phone: (806)372-3381 Fax: (806)373-3268 |
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Criminal Justice Planning Fund (Fund 421) Source: A biennial
appropriation by the Texas Legislature from funds collected through court costs
and fees. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, §102.056 and §102.075. Section
772.006 of the Texas Government Code designates CJD as the Fund's administering
agency.
FY Appropriation: Set annually
Purpose: Support a wide range of projects designed to reduce
crime and improve the criminal and juvenile justice systems.
Eligibility: State agencies, units of local government,
independent school districts, nonprofit corporations, Native American tribes,
COGs, universities, colleges, hospital districts, juvenile boards, regional
education service centers, community supervision and corrections departments,
crime control and prevention districts, and faith-based organizations are
eligible to apply for grants under this fund. Faith-based organizations must be
certified by the Internal Revenue Service as tax-exempt nonprofit entities.
Grantees may not use grant funds or program income for proselytizing or
sectarian worship.
Award Criteria: Meet the criteria codified in the TAC, Title 1,
Part 1, Chapter 3, Subchapter C, Division 1
Frequency of Award: Annual