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Victims of Family Violence Grant
Fiscal Year 2009 Grant Notice
Grant Guidelines
Total poverty population in county(ies) served by grant applicant ÷
Total persons in poverty in Georgia (see poverty population chart) = % of persons in poverty in the county(ies).
Grant amount × % of persons in poverty in the county(ies) = Amount allowed under grant formula
Example: Domestic Violence Shelter serves Glynn and McIntosh counties
Glynn county poverty population = 11,244
McIntosh county poverty population = 2,196
Total poverty population in county(ies) served by grant applicant: 13,440
13,440 ÷ 1,270,764 (total persons in poverty in GA) = .01057630
.0105763 × $1,609,180 (available grant amount) = $17,019 (rounded)
2009 Poverty Population by County
- Domestic Violence Grant Funds: FY 2003-FY 2005 (pdf)
- Grant Program Description
- Contract Program Report (Part 1) - (PDF)
- Contract Program Report (Part 2) - (PDF)
Domestic Violence Forms:
General Counsel
The General Counsel Division of the AOC serves the courts by providing administrative legal advice and representation to the AOC and other judicial branch entities, and by regulating court reporters, interpreters, and misdemeanor probation providers. The Legal staff provides general administrative legal representation to judicial branch agencies and oversees a $2,000,000 grant providing legal services to victims of family violence. The Regulatory staff provides administrative support to the Board of Court Reporting of the Judicial Council, the Georgia Commission on Interpreters, and the County and Municipal Probation Advisory Council.
Regulatory Section
Court
Reporters
The Board regulates court reporters. It sets testing and continuing
education requirements and standards of professional conduct for court
reporters. The division serves as the point of contact for individuals
interested in working as a certified or registered court reporter. It
maintains a database of professional court reporters qualified to work
in Georgia courts.
Court
Interpreters
The Commission on Interpreters also recruits, trains and licenses interpreters in many
languages to meet the needs of the court system. The office lists registered
or certified court interpreters by county, language and contact information
on the AOC website, www.georgiacourts.org , or a dedicated hotline,
(404) 463-6478. The division also sets guidelines for the use of interpreters
in the courts and establishes rules of Ethical Standards and Professional
Responsibility for Interpreters.
County and Municipal Probation Advisory Council
The AOC provides administrative support to the County and Municipal Probation Advisory Council which regulates all misdemeanor probation entities in Georgia. Both private probation entities and governmental (city and county) probation entities provide supervision, counseling, and collection of court-ordered fines to courts for individuals convicted of misdemeanor offenses. These entities provide services to approximately 700 courts in Georgia and supervise over 300,000 offenders annually.