Assistance for Victims of the San Bernardino Terrorist Attack

The purpose of this award under the OVC Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program is to enable the Victim Compensation & Government Claims Board, California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) to support the victims of the San Bernardino terrorist attack on December 2, 2015. In this incident two suspects opened fire at a County Department of Public Health function at the Inland Regional Center, killing 14 individuals and seriously wounding 22 others. Thirty-seven other employees present in the room were not physically injured. This funding will reimburse organizations for supplemental victim-related costs and provide funding to support crisis response and consequence management services to assist the victims, witnesses, and first responders involved in the tragedy. CA/NCF